No human being can ever "own" another, whether in friendship, love, marriage or parenthood. Many human relationships have been ruined and happiness far too often changed to misery by a failure to understand this.
Eleanor RooseveltThe basis of world peace is the teaching which runs through almost all the great religions of the world. Love thy neighbor as thyself.
Eleanor RooseveltWe are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
Eleanor RooseveltThe separation of church and state is extremely important to any of us who holds to the original traditions of our nation. . . . To change these traditions . . . would be harmful to our whole attitude of tolerance in the religious area. If we look at situations which have arisen in the past in Europe and other world areas, I think we will see the reason why it is wise to hold to our early traditions.
Eleanor Roosevelt