We stand today at the threshold of a great event both in the life of the United Nations and in the life of mankind. This declaration may well become the international Magna Carta for all men everywhere. We hope its proclamation by the General Assembly will be an event comparable to the proclamation in 1789 [of the French Declaration of the Rights of Man], the adoption of the Bill of Rights by the people of the U.S., and the adoption of comparable declarations at different times in other countries.
Eleanor RooseveltYou gain strength, courage, and confidence by doing the thing which you think you cannot do.
Eleanor RooseveltI do not want church groups controlling the schools of our country. They must remain free.
Eleanor RooseveltOur obligation to the world is, primarily, our obligation to our own future. Obviously, we cannot develop beyond a certain point unless other nations develop, too.
Eleanor Roosevelt