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Marian Wright Edelman quotes

American Activist June 6, 1939

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It is the responsibility of every adult... to make sure that children hear what we have learned from the lessons of life and to hear over and over that we love them and that they are not alone. Marian Wright Edelman
I was taught that the world had a lot of problems; that I could struggle and change them; that intellectual and material gifts brought the privilege and responsibility of sharing with others less fortunate; and that service is the rent each of us pays for living -- the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time or after you have reached your personal goals. Marian Wright Edelman
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 doing the best you can do. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose..."
Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time. 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. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "Being considerate of others will take your children further in..."
Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "If things are too easy, life is a whole lot less interesting."
If things are too easy, life is a whole lot less interesting. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "Service is what life is all about."
Service is what life is all about. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?"
Whoever said anybody has a right to give up? 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. Marian Wright Edelman
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
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "In politics, there are no friends."
In politics, there are no friends. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "Family and moral values are so central to everything that I am."
Family and moral values are so central to everything that I am. Marian Wright Edelman
Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that they forget that they themselves are really the experts. Marian Wright Edelman
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 food, didn't have jobs, didn't have health care, didn't have the means to exercise those civil rights, we were not going to have success. Marian Wright Edelman

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