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> [When I was 12, I read about Iqbal Masih, a child slave who escaped the carpet factory where he'd been chained to a loom since the age of four. Iqbal led an anti-child labor crusade that made global headlines, including…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/when-i-was-12-i-read-about-iqbal-masih-a-child-slave-who-escaped-the/)

[Craig Kielburger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-kielburger/)

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> [I started calling anti-child labor organizations, asking how I could help. They told me a kid couldn't make any difference, so I decided to start a movement for young people to fight child labor, and to prove them wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/i-started-calling-anti-child-labor-organizations-asking-how-i-could/)

[Craig Kielburger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-kielburger/)

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## Other authors on Child labor

- [Jerry Ash 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/child-labor/jerry-ash/)

## More by Craig Kielburger

> [Some say there is no uniquely Canadian identity, that our multicultural fabric is too varied to establish a common thread. I disagree. My grandfather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/some-say-there-is-no-uniquely-canadian-identity-that-our/)

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> [We've set up groups in schools across North America. They apply and receive a curriculum about different issues facing the world - from environment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/we-ve-set-up-groups-in-schools-across-north-america-they-apply-and/)

[Craig Kielburger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-kielburger/)

> [Despite the value to Canada, our country lags in competitiveness in the global social economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/despite-the-value-to-canada-our-country-lags-in-competitiveness-in/)

[Craig Kielburger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-kielburger/)

> [Many say that a man comes along with the moral courage of Nelson Mandela once in a lifetime. He was an extraordinary man who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/many-say-that-a-man-comes-along-with-the-moral-courage-of-nelson/)

[Craig Kielburger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-kielburger/)

> [I met children who want to be social workers, lawyers, doctors, community activists and soldiers so they can help their people rise above still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/i-met-children-who-want-to-be-social-workers-lawyers-doctors/)

[Craig Kielburger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-kielburger/)

> [We want to end poverty and protect our environment. But we think the most efficient way of achieving that is to change the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/we-want-to-end-poverty-and-protect-our-environment-but-we-think-the/)

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> [We would love to see Canadian federal and provincial governments establish a new business entity class like the CIC or L3C for social enterprises.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/we-would-love-to-see-canadian-federal-and-provincial-governments/)

[Craig Kielburger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-kielburger/)

> [It's easier to be ignorant and say I don't know about the problem. But once you know, once you've seen it in their eyes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/it-s-easier-to-be-ignorant-and-say-i-don-t-know-about-the-problem-but/)

[Craig Kielburger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-kielburger/)

> [I feel strongly that Mother Teresa’s life has a great message for young people. We so often feel powerless to do anything about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/i-feel-strongly-that-mother-teresa-s-life-has-a-great-message-for/)

[Craig Kielburger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-kielburger/)

> [The children of Qunu stood for hours on the side of a brand new stretch of highway as they waited for the hearse carrying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/the-children-of-qunu-stood-for-hours-on-the-side-of-a-brand-new/)

[Craig Kielburger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-kielburger/)

> [My own service started when I was 12, with the small charity I launched with 12 friends. Twenty years later, millions have joined our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/my-own-service-started-when-i-was-12-with-the-small-charity-i/)

[Craig Kielburger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-kielburger/)

> [Peace is a culture that we create by putting it in the curriculum for young people, through creating this next generation where young people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/peace-is-a-culture-that-we-create-by-putting-it-in-the-curriculum-for/)

[Craig Kielburger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-kielburger/)

> [Success to us is not just a girl overseas going to school - but also leading her village to a better future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/success-to-us-is-not-just-a-girl-overseas-going-to-school-but-also/)

[Craig Kielburger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-kielburger/)

> [There's no magic bullet to end poverty in the world. But if you could, the closest thing to it would be basic primary education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/there-s-no-magic-bullet-to-end-poverty-in-the-world-but-if-you-could/)

[Craig Kielburger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-kielburger/)

> [In South Africa, there is only one name that every child knows, every leader invokes, and every grandparent tells their grandchildren about. Madiba.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kielburger/in-south-africa-there-is-only-one-name-that-every-child-knows-every/)

[Craig Kielburger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-kielburger/)

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