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Eleanor Roosevelt

I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Birthday

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Eleanor Roosevelt is saying that if a magical helper could give a newborn child one special quality, it should be the desire to learn and explore. She believes this trait is the most valuable for a child's growth and understanding of the world.

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