The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children.
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Marian Wright Edelman
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About Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman is an American activist for civil rights and children's rights. She is the founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund. She influenced leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Hillary Clinton.
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If we think we have ours and don't owe any time or money or effort to help those left behind, then we are a part of the problem rather than the solution to the fraying social fabric that threatens al…
It was very clear to me in 1965, in Mississippi, that, as a lawyer, I could get people into schools, desegregate the schools, but if they were kicked off the plantations - and if they didn't have foo…
Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than the fellowship of race and class and gender in a democratic society.
Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night.
In politics, there are no friends.
Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night.
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We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities problem.
If we think we have ours and don't owe any time or money or effort to help those left behind, then we are a part of the problem rather than the solution to the fraying social fabric that threatens al…
It was very clear to me in 1965, in Mississippi, that, as a lawyer, I could get people into schools, desegregate the schools, but if they were kicked off the plantations - and if they didn't have foo…
There should not be one new dime in tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires as long as millions of children in America are poor, hungry, uneducated and without health coverage.
Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.
A nation that does not stand for its children does not stand for anything and will not stand tall in the future.
Together we can and must fight for justice for our children and protect them from draconian tax cuts and budget choices that threaten their survival, education and preparation for the future. If they…
The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children.
The Declaration of Independence was always our vision of who we wanted to be, our ideal of freedom and justice, how we were going to be different, and what the American experiment was going to be abo…
It was very clear to me in 1965, in Mississippi, that, as a lawyer, I could get people into schools, desegregate the schools, but if they were kicked off the plantations - and if they didn't have foo…
I grew up in a very religious family and it is the motivating force to every thing I do. I am fortunate to have had adults all around me who really lived their faith, in helping other people and doin…
I try to act out of faith.
My faith has been the driving thing of my life. I think it is important that people who are perceived as liberals not be afraid of talking about moral and community values.
I'm sure I am impatient sometimes. I sure do get angry sometimes. I think it's outrageous how hard it is to get this country to feed its children and to take care of its children, to give them a dece…
Education is a precondition to survival in America today.
Unless children have strong education and strong families and strong communities and decent housing, it's not enough to go sit in at a lunch counter.
Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.