Enough Quotes by Marian Wright Edelman

8 Enough quotes by Marian Wright Edelman

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Marian Wright Edelman’s eight short statements on enough draw from her lifelong work for children’s rights. Though the set is limited, each quote reflects her steadfast belief in what is truly sufficient for a just society.

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There are so many noises and pulls and competing demands in our lives that many of us never find out who we…

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You really can change the world if you care enough.

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It's the new slavery. It came out of the drug laws and it really is something we're going to have to confront,…

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Somehow we are going to have to develop a concept of enough for those at the top and at the bottom so…

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You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and…

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So often we think we have got to make a difference and be a big dog. Let us just try to be…

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Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others.

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Unless children have strong education and strong families and strong communities and decent housing, it's not enough to go sit in at…

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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,…

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“Don’t feel entitled to anything you don’t sweat and struggle for”

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Democracy cannot breathe, indeed will die, if those enjoined to protect it and uphold the laws snuff it out - with no consequences.

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Hunger and malnutrition have devastating consequences for children and have been linked to low birth weight and birth defects, obesity, mental and physical health…

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We're spending, on average, three times more for prison than for public-school pupils. That's the dumbest investment policy. It doesn't make us safer.

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You'd better stay determined, because that's how our ancestors got us where we are.

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