"Where, after all, do universal human rights begin?

In small places, close to home – so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works.

Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerned citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Former First Lady of the United States, diplomat, and activist

From National Park Service

Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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From United Nations

Beacon of Hope - Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declarations of Rights



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From BBC World Service

Eleanor Roosevelt: Redefining First Lady

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