"The motivating force of the theory of..." - Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt
The motivating force of the theory of a Democratic way of life is still a belief that as individuals we live cooperatively, and, to the best of our ability, serve the community in which we live.
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“It is a curious thing in human experience, but to live through a period of stress and sorrow with another person, creates a bond which nothing seems able to break.”
“If you prepare yourself at every point as well as you can, with whatever means you may have, however meager they may seem, you will be able to grasp opportunity for broader experience when it appears. Without preparation you cannot do it.”
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“I hope that we have not labored in vain, and that our experiment will still prove that men can be governed by reason.”
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“Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.”
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