When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?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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We do not demand enough of the people who represent us.We do not demand enough of the people who represent us.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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The very weaknesses of human nature are what make it so important that we keep a constantly watchful eye on our government.The very weaknesses of human nature are what make it so important that we keep a constantly watchful eye on our government.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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Our obligation to the world is, primarily, an obligation to our own future.Our obligation to the world is, primarily, an obligation to our own future.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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I hope the women of the United States will awaken to the full sense of the influence which they can wield if they accept the responsibility which all power implies.I hope the women of the United States will awaken to the full sense of the influence which they can wield if they accept the responsibility which all power implies.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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We must show by our behavior that we believe in equality and justice.We must show by our behavior that we believe in equality and justice.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier.Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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Even in our blackest moment, we have to acknowledge that there is something very fine in human beings.Even in our blackest moment, we have to acknowledge that there is something very fine in human beings.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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A democratic government represents the sum total of the courage and the integrity of its individuals.A democratic government represents the sum total of the courage and the integrity of its individuals.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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In political life I have never felt that anything really mattered but the satisfaction of knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed.In political life I have never felt that anything really mattered but the satisfaction of knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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