Eleanor Roosevelt remains the longest-serving first lady in United States history, thanks to her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt’s unprecedented four terms. In her time, she was one of the most widely admired and powerful women in the world — and not just because she was married to the president. She redefined the role of first lady through her public appearances and fervent advocacy for civil rights and equality for women. After FDR’s death in 1945, she became the U.S. delegate to the U.N. General Assembly, taking a principal role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Later, in 1951, when the U.S. was mired in the Korean War, the Cold War, and McCarthyism, she delivered an impassioned speech during a Voice of America radio broadcast that included this quote, reflecting her tireless and unfaltering commitment to global stability.