Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in li… - Eleanor Roosevelt

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Engraved portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt, facing left

Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in life unless you do this.

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About Eleanor Roosevelt

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (11 October 1884 – 7 November 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, social activist. and first lady (as the wife of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt).

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Birth Name: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Alternative Names: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt First Lady of the world Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt Elaenore Roosevelt Anna Roosevelt

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But if you feel that the criticism is made out of sheer malice and that no amount of explanation will change a point of view which has nothing to do with the facts, then the best thing is to put it out of your mind entirely, as though it did not touch you or your loved ones in any way.

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