Democracy cannot breathe, indeed will die, if those enjoined to protect it and uphold the laws snuff it out - with no… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
Don't assume a door is closed; push on it. Don't assume if it was closed yesterday that it is closed today. Don't… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
If we think we have ours and don't owe any time or money or effort to help those left behind, then we… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
Investing in [children] is not a national luxury or a national choice. It's a national necessity. If the foundation of your house… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
No time is ever wasted if you have a book along as a companion. — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
You can achieve much in life if you don't mind doing the work and giving someone else the credit. — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
The literacy level at Mississippi prisons? Fifth grade. Can't read, what are you going to do? If you've got a conviction rap,… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
If parents snicker at racial and gender jokes, another generation will pass on the poison adults still have not had the courage… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
If it's wrong for 13-year-old inner-city girls to have babies without the benefit of marriage, it's wrong for rich celebrities, and we… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
As [Martin Luther] King said, it never cost anybody a dime to integrate the lunch counters. When you start talking about trying… — 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
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