American - Activist | June 6, 1939 -
We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.
Marian Wright Edelman
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Hunger and malnutrition have devastating consequences for children and have been linked to low birth weight and birth defects, obesity, mental and physical health problems, and poorer educational outcomes.
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If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much.
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You didn't have a choice about the parents you inherited, but you do have a choice about the kind of parent you will be.
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Family and moral values are so central to everything that I am.
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Education is a precondition to survival in America today.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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It never occurred to me that I was not going to challenge segregation.
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Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others.
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Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for.
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