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Marian Wright Edelman quotes

American Activist June 6, 1939

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Marian Wright Edelman quote: "Don’t feel entitled to anything you don’t sweat and struggle for"
Don’t feel entitled to anything you don’t sweat and struggle for Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle..."
Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for. 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
The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need to make our nation a better place, just as we make it a safer place. Marian Wright Edelman
People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to those who act against our interests. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself..."
Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "I try to act out of faith."
I try to act out of faith. 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
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
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
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "Semi-automatic weapons have no socially redeeming purpose."
Semi-automatic weapons have no socially redeeming purpose. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "Service is the rent we pay for living."
Service is the rent we pay for living. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "You can't be what you can't see."
You can't be what you can't see. Marian Wright Edelman

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