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The mobilization of world opinion and methods of negotiation should be developed and used by every nation in order to strengthen the United Nations.

— Eleanor Roosevelt My Day (1935)

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When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?

It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know.

My Day (1935)

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes.

You Learn by Living (1960)

This is a time for action — not for war, but for mobilization of every bit of peace machinery.

My Day (1935)

In the long run there is no more exhilarating experience than to determine one's position, state it bravely and then act boldly.

Tomorrow Is Now (1963)

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