“Human resources are the most valuable assets the world has. They are all needed desperately.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
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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“Human resources are the most valuable assets the world has. They are all needed desperately. Certainly for the young person the discovery of his own unsuspected capacity is an exciting, a liberating experience.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
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