Hunger and malnutrition have devastating consequences for children and have been linked to low birth weight and birth defects, obesity, mental and… — 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
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
Luckily, I had incredible parents who, when they saw a problem, didn't say, "Why doesn't somebody do something?" They would say, "Why… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
What's wrong with our children? Adults telling children to be honest while lying and cheating. Adults telling children to not be violent… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities problem. — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
History does not pose problems without eventually producing the solutions. — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
I was taught that the world had a lot of problems; that I could struggle and change them; that intellectual and material… — 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
