It seems to me that I cannot afford, as a self-respecting individual, …

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It seems to me that I cannot afford, as a self-respecting individual, to refuse to do a thing merely because it will make me disliked or bring down a storm of criticism on my head. ✨ Eleanor Roosevelt (1992). The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
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It seems to me that I cannot afford, as a self-respecting individual, to refuse to do a thing merely because it will make me disliked or bring down a storm of criticism on my head. ✨ Eleanor Roosevelt (1992). The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt

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