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First Lady of the United States 1933–1945; United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly 1945–1952; Chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights 1946–1951
United States · 1884–1962
Served as First Lady of the United States during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Wrote the syndicated daily newspaper column 'My Day' from 1935 to 1962. Chaired the United Nations Commission on Human Rights during the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Our trouble is that we do not demand enough of the people who represent us. We are responsible for their activities… we must spur them to more imagination and enterprise in making a push into the unknown; we must make clear that we intend to have responsible and courageous leadership.
Recorded Tomorrow is Now, published posthumously, Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project, The George Washington University, 1963 source
Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.
Recorded You Learn by Living (1960), Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project, The George Washington University, 1960 source
If silence seems to give approval, then remaining silent is cowardly.
Recorded 'If You Ask Me' column, Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project, The George Washington University, September 1944 source
Tolerance ought only to be a preliminary step which allows us to get to know other people, and which prevents us from setting up bars, just because they may be of a different race or religion. The real value of any relationship is the fact that we learn to like people in spite of our differences.
Recorded 'My Day' syndicated newspaper column, Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project, The George Washington University, 24 November 1943 source
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