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Marian Wright Edelman Quotes

A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you Picture Quote #1

Far less wealthy industrialized countries have committed to end child poverty, while the United States is sliding backwards. We can do better. We must demand that our leaders do better Picture Quote #1

No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give it Picture Quote #1

I hadn’t planned on going to law school. I wanted to study 19th-century Russian literature Picture Quote #1

I worry about the kids who have too much. As a parent living in a so-called good neighborhood with children who went to private high school, I found myself spending much time in parent groups worrying about alcohol, unsupervised parties, and parents not being parents Picture Quote #1

I’ve always hated being hemmed in or seeing anybody being hemmed in. Even when I was the smallest child, I couldn’t bear being told I couldn’t drink at a so-called white drinking fountain Picture Quote #1

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It’s time for greatness - not for greed. It’s a time for idealism - not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action Picture Quote #1

Why are guns the only unregulated consumer products in America? We regulate toy guns and teddy bears, but we do not regulate a product that kills 4,600 children a year Picture Quote #1

What’s wrong with our children? Adults telling children to be honest while lying and cheating. Adults telling children to not be violent while marketing and glorifying violence... I believe that adult hypocrisy is the biggest problem children face in America Picture Quote #1

Be a good ancestor. Stand for something bigger than yourself. Add value to the Earth during your sojourn Picture Quote #1

I hope that people of all faiths will start looking for our too-invisible children who are crying out for help Picture Quote #1

We have the capacity to make sure that every mother has pre-natal care. Yet, we don’t do it. What is it about America? It says we don’t value children and families. We are hypocrites Picture Quote #1

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It is utterly exhausting being Black in America - physically, mentally, and emotionally. While many minority groups and women feel similar stress, there is no respite or escape from your badge of color Picture Quote #1

Never let us confuse what is legal with what is right. Everything Hitler did in Nazi Germany was legal, but it was not right Picture Quote #1

Children under five are the poorest age group in America, and one in four infants, toddlers and preschoolers are poor during the years of greatest brain development Picture Quote #1

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 all Americans Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Just because a child’s parents are poor or uneducated is no reason to deprive the child of basic human rights to health care, education and proper nutrition Picture Quote #1

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I feel very lucky to have grown up having interaction with adults who were making change but who were far from perfect beings. That feeling of not being paralyzed by your incredible inadequacy as a human being, which I feel every day, is a part of the legacy that I’ve gotten from so many of the adult elders Picture Quote #1

Education remains one of the black community’s most enduring values. It is sustained by the belief that freedom and education go hand in hand, that learning and training are essential to economic quality and independence Picture Quote #1

That’s not to say that some of the new media is not advantageous. You can reach lots of folks with what Black Lives Matter is doing, mobilizing people. God bless them Picture Quote #1

Children cannot eat rhetoric and they cannot be sheltered by commissions. I don’t want to see another commission that studies the needs of kids. We need to help them Picture Quote #1

The key is that your children are aware that you love them a lot, and that you are there when they really, really need you. If a kid was ill, I would simply leave a meeting and go home Picture Quote #1

It was clear to me as a civil rights leader in the 60s that unless we put the social and economic underpinnings beneath the political and the civil rights, we wouldn’t go anywhere Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day Picture Quote #1

The literacy level at Mississippi prisons? Fifth grade. Can’t read, what are you going to do? If you’ve got a conviction rap, what are you going to do? It’s a real crisis Picture Quote #1

You can achieve much in life if you don’t mind doing the work and giving someone else the credit Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

History does not pose problems without eventually producing the solutions Picture Quote #1

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A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) Far less wealthy industrialized countries have committed to end child poverty, while the United States is sliding backwards. We can do better. We must demand that our leaders do better (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give it (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) I hadn’t planned on going to law school. I wanted to study 19th-century Russian literature (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) I worry about the kids who have too much. As a parent living in a so-called good neighborhood with children who went to private high school, I found myself spending much time in parent groups worrying about alcohol, unsupervised parties, and parents not being parents (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) I’ve always hated being hemmed in or seeing anybody being hemmed in. Even when I was the smallest child, I couldn’t bear being told I couldn’t drink at a so-called white drinking fountain (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) It’s time for greatness - not for greed. It’s a time for idealism - not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) Why are guns the only unregulated consumer products in America? We regulate toy guns and teddy bears, but we do not regulate a product that kills 4,600 children a year (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) What’s wrong with our children? Adults telling children to be honest while lying and cheating. Adults telling children to not be violent while marketing and glorifying violence... I believe that adult hypocrisy is the biggest problem children face in America (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) Be a good ancestor. Stand for something bigger than yourself. Add value to the Earth during your sojourn (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) I hope that people of all faiths will start looking for our too-invisible children who are crying out for help (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) We have the capacity to make sure that every mother has pre-natal care. Yet, we don’t do it. What is it about America? It says we don’t value children and families. We are hypocrites (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) It is utterly exhausting being Black in America - physically, mentally, and emotionally. While many minority groups and women feel similar stress, there is no respite or escape from your badge of color (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) Never let us confuse what is legal with what is right. Everything Hitler did in Nazi Germany was legal, but it was not right (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) Children under five are the poorest age group in America, and one in four infants, toddlers and preschoolers are poor during the years of greatest brain development. (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) 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 all Americans (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) 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. (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) Just because a child’s parents are poor or uneducated is no reason to deprive the child of basic human rights to health care, education and proper nutrition. (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) I feel very lucky to have grown up having interaction with adults who were making change but who were far from perfect beings. That feeling of not being paralyzed by your incredible inadequacy as a human being, which I feel every day, is a part of the legacy that I’ve gotten from so many of the adult elders. (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) Education remains one of the black community’s most enduring values. It is sustained by the belief that freedom and education go hand in hand, that learning and training are essential to economic quality and independence. (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) That’s not to say that some of the new media is not advantageous. You can reach lots of folks with what Black Lives Matter is doing, mobilizing people. God bless them. (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) Children cannot eat rhetoric and they cannot be sheltered by commissions. I don’t want to see another commission that studies the needs of kids. We need to help them. (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) The key is that your children are aware that you love them a lot, and that you are there when they really, really need you. If a kid was ill, I would simply leave a meeting and go home. (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) It was clear to me as a civil rights leader in the 60s that unless we put the social and economic underpinnings beneath the political and the civil rights, we wouldn’t go anywhere. (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) 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. (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day. (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) The literacy level at Mississippi prisons? Fifth grade. Can’t read, what are you going to do? If you’ve got a conviction rap, what are you going to do? It’s a real crisis. (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) You can achieve much in life if you don’t mind doing the work and giving someone else the credit. (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) 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. (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes) History does not pose problems without eventually producing the solutions (Marian Wright Edelman Quotes)

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