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Eleanor Roosevelt: I could not,...

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I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

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-- Eleanor Roosevelt, (Oct 11 1884-1962), US first lady, social reformer; She was First Lady of the World, U.S. delegate to U.N., 1945-53, and wrote It's Up to the Women, 1953.


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