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Marian Wright Edelman

Marian Wright Edelman

Marian Wright Edelman (born June 6, 1939) is an American activist for the rights of children. She has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans for her entire professional life.

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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.

Tags: Without, Honor, Middle
Marian Wright Edelman

If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.

Tags: Proud, Catalyst, Ones
Marian Wright Edelman

No person has the right to rain on your dreams.

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Marian Wright Edelman

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.

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Marian Wright Edelman

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

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Marian Wright Edelman

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 are not ready for tomorrow, neither is America.

Tags: Life, God, Good
Marian Wright Edelman

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.

Tags: Parents, College, Liberal
Marian Wright Edelman

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 decent education.

Tags: Graduation, Made, Living
Marian Wright Edelman

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.

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Marian Wright Edelman

I try to act out of faith.

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Marian Wright Edelman

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