Eleanor Roosevelt

"Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world ... Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere."

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Source: Eleanor Roosevelt, Allida Mae Black (2013). “Courage in a Dangerous World: The Political Writings of Eleanor Roosevelt”, p.190, Columbia University Press

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

Political Activist, Diplomat

Eleanor Roosevelt was a prominent political figure and activist, known for her role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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