Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using gene… - Eleanor Roosevelt

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Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little. (1 July 1940)

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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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