Eleanor Roosevelt, in The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt, p. 105
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I doubt, however, if it is good for us to feel assured of this without the accompanying obligation of having to justify this devotion by our behaviour.
— Eleanor Roosevelt on Devotion
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About Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (11 October 1884 – 7 November 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, social activist. and first lady (as the wife of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
About Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (11 October 1884 – 7 November 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, social activist. and first lady (as the wife of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
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