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

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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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)

One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you.

You Learn by Living (1960)

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