“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 map 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 [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Today in Eleanor Roosevelt’s history:
Monday, October 29, 2007
Sixty years ago, on October 29, 1947, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote the following commentary on the movie industry:
“One thing is sure–none of the arts flourishes on censorship and repression. And by this time it should be evident that the American public is capable of doing its own censoring. . . . The film industry is a [...]
On unemployment:
Thursday, October 25, 2007
“We have not completely solved the unemployment problem because it is still open to abuses. . . . [M]any people have had the experience of knowing individuals who took advantage of unemployment insurance when they really could have obtained work. The law was not written to encourage such people and so ways should be sought [...]