On the recordDecember 5, 1999
Until people like Eleanor Roosevelt came along, the rest of the world didn't even recognize that the right to speak out is more than something enshrined in the American Constitution.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBill Clinton: “Until people like Eleanor Roosevelt came along, the rest of the world didn't even recognize that the right to speak out…”
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Remarks on Presenting the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights
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