American - First | October 11, 1884 - November 7, 1962
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it.
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Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice.
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I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role.
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When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
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Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
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Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
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What one has to do usually can be done.
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Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.
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The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
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Hate and force cannot be in just a part of the world without having an effect on the rest of it.
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Anyone who thinks must think of the next war as they would of suicide.
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