There are so many noises and pulls and competing demands in our lives that many of us never find out who we… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
It's the new slavery. It came out of the drug laws and it really is something we're going to have to confront,… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
Somehow we are going to have to develop a concept of enough for those at the top and at the bottom so… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
So often we think we have got to make a difference and be a big dog. Let us just try to be… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others. — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
Unless children have strong education and strong families and strong communities and decent housing, it's not enough to go sit in at… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
We must always refill and ensure there is a critical mass of leaders and activists committed to nonviolence and racial and economic justice who… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
It is utterly exhausting being Black in America - physically, mentally, and emotionally. While many minority groups and women feel similar stress, there is… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
Justice is not cheap. Justice is not quick. It is not ever finally achieved. — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
I never thought I was breaking a glass ceiling. I just had to do what I had to do, and it never occurred to… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
In my generation, we learned how to be leaders by being exposed to and involved with adults who empowered us and gave us a… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
The old notion that children are the private property of parents dies very slowly. In reality, no parent raises a child alone. How many… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
When Jesus Christ asked little children to come to him, he didn't say only rich children, or White children, or children with two-parent families,… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
“Don’t feel entitled to anything you don’t sweat and struggle for” — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
You can't tell parents to teach children the value of work when we don't have jobs and the jobs we have don't pay a… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
To all those mothers and fathers who are struggling with teen-agers, I say, just be patient: even though it looks like you can't do… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
It really takes a community to raise children, no matter how much money one has. Nobody can do it well alone. And it's the… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
Democracy cannot breathe, indeed will die, if those enjoined to protect it and uphold the laws snuff it out - with no consequences. — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
