Tomorrow is Now (Primary source)
Roosevelt’s final book, published posthumously in 1963, serving as her manifesto and battle cry for civil rights—a bold call for America to overcome fear, complacency, and national arrogance to embrace true democracy, civil rights, and responsible global leadership.
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“There never has been security. No man has ever known what he would meet around the next corner; if life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt Primary source“If the use of leisure time is confined to looking at TV for a few extra hours every day, we will deteriorate as a people.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt Primary source“Example is the best lesson there is.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt Primary source“It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.”
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“Wisdom is the daughter of experience.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Primary source“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Disputed“It was for beauty that the world was made.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“The noblest question in the world is, what good may I do in it?”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source