ðə bˈɛst kˈɑːmplɪmənt pˈeɪd hɜː kæn biː fˈaʊnd ɪnðə dˌɛdɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv hɜː hˈʌsbəndz bˈʊk bɹˈɛd ænd fɹˈiːdəm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː wˌɪtʃ stˈeɪts: "tə maɪ bᵻlˈʌvd ænd ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ wˈaɪf, hˌuː ʃˈɛɹd ʌŋkəmplˈeɪnɪŋli, ˈɔːl ðə hˈɑːɹdʃɪps ðæt ɑːɹ ðə lˈɑːt ʌv wˈʌn hˌuː tɹˈaɪz tə sˈɜːv ðə fˈɑːðɜːlənd.
The best compliment paid her can be found in the dedication of her husband's book Bread and Freedom (1952) which states: "To my beloved and understanding wife, who shared uncomplainingly, all the hardships that are the lot of one who tries to serve the fatherland.