Eleanor Roosevelt with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1949

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Eleanor Roosevelt holds the English version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document reflects the legacy of her humanitarian objectives.

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By Eleanor Roosevelt
"I have come this evening to talk with you on one of the greatest issues of our time—that is the preservation of human freedom. I have chosen to discuss it here in France, at the Sorbonne, because here in this soil the roots of human freedom…