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Marian Wright Edelman quotes about children

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
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
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
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
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
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. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be..."
The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children. 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. Marian Wright Edelman
So much of America's tragic and costly failure to care for all its children stems from our tendency to distinguish between our own children and other people's children--as if justice were divisible. Marian Wright Edelman
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
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "A nation that does not stand for its children does not stand..."
A nation that does not stand for its children does not stand for anything and will not stand tall in the future. Marian Wright Edelman
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
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much."
If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much. Marian Wright Edelman

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