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"I feel that the care of libraries and the use of books, and the knowledge of books, is a tremendously vital thing, and that we who deal with books and who love books have a great opportunity to bring about something in this country which is more vital here than anywhere else, because we have the chance to make a democracy that will be a real democracy."

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Reading Library Democracy Book

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About Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt was an American diplomat, writer, and political leader who served as First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She later played a central role at the United Nations and helped advance the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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