Eleanor Roosevelt, [Anna Eleanor Roosevelt] (1884-1963) Wife of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-7] of 7 Eleanor Roosevelt quotesEleanor Roosevelt QuotesEleanor Roosevelt We do not move forward by curtailing people’s liberty because we are afraid of what they may do or say.~ Eleanor Roosevelt The things you refuse to meet today always come back at you later on, usually under circumstances which make the decision twice as difficult as it originally was.~ Eleanor Roosevelt Anyone who knows history, particularly the history of Europe, will, I think, recognize that the domination of education or of government by any one particular religious faith is never a happy arrangement for the people.~ Eleanor Roosevelt Those of us who believe in the right of any human being to belong to whatever church he sees fit, and to worship God in his own way, cannot be accused of prejudice when we do not want to see public education connected with religious control of the schools, which are paid for by taxpayers' money.~ Eleanor Roosevelt Smearing good people like Lauchlin Currie [former administrative assistant to President Roosevelt], Alger Hiss and others is, I think, unforgiveable... Anyone knowing Mr. Currie or Mr. Hiss, who are the two people whom I happen to know fairly well, would not need any denial on their part to know they are not Communists. Their records prove it.~ Eleanor Roosevelt It is not that you set the individual apart from society but that you recognize in any society that the individual must have rights that are guarded.~ Eleanor Roosevelt Spiritual leadership should remain spiritual leadership and the temporal power should not become too important in any church.~ Eleanor Roosevelt Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print