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Because they have so little, children must rely on imagination rather than experience.

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Eleanor Roosevelt
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: October 11
Died: 1962
Died: November 7
Autobiographer
Diplomat
Feminist
Former First Lady Of The United States
Human Rights Activist
Journalist
Peace Activist
Politician
Writer
Manhattan borough
New York City
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First Lady of the world
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a society in which there is widespread economic insecurity can turn freedom into a barren and vapid right for millions of people.
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