All Marian Wright Edelman Quotes
- Whoever said anybody has a right to give up? Anybody
- Just because a child's parents are poor or uneducated is no reason to deprive the child of basic human rights to health care, education and… Basic
- The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to. Afford
- Service is what life is all about. All
- Children must have at least one person who believes in them. It could be a counselor, a teacher, a preacher, a friend. It could be… Believe
- I'm doing what I think I was put on this earth to do. And I'm really grateful to have something that I'm passionate about and… Earth
- It's time for greatness - not for greed. It's a time for idealism - not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words,… Action
- We are not going to deal with the violence in our communities, our homes, and our nation, until we learn to deal with the basic… Basic
- I think it is important that people who are perceived as liberals not be afraid of talking about moral and community values. Afraid
- Why are guns the only unregulated consumer products in America? We regulate toy guns and teddy bears, but we do not regulate a product that… America
- 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, or… All
- The legacy I want to leave is a child-care system that says that no kid is going to be left alone or left unsafe. Alone
- Investing in [children] is not a national luxury or a national choice. It's a national necessity. If the foundation of your house is crumbling, you… Afford
- Democracy is not a spectator sport. Democracy
- When I fight about what is going on in the neighborhood, or when I fight about what is happening to other people's children, I'm doing… Better
- I was taught that the world had a lot of problems; that I could struggle and change them; that intellectual and material gifts brought the… Brought
- Justice is not cheap. Justice is not quick. It is not ever finally achieved. Achieved
- Amidst protestations of 'Who can be against the children?' too few people are FOR children when it really matters. Amidst
- What's wrong with our children? Adults telling children to be honest while lying and cheating. Adults telling children to not be violent while marketing and… Adult
- The old notion that children are the private property of parents dies very slowly. In reality, no parent raises a child alone. How many of… Alone
- Don't be afraid of hard work. Afraid
- The outside world told black kids when I was growing up that we weren't worth anything. But our parents said it wasn't so, and our… Believed
- So much of America's tragic and costly failure to care for all its children stems from our tendency to distinguish between our own children and… All
- Let all children come unto me. All
- Somehow we are going to have to develop a concept of enough for those at the top and at the bottom so that the necessities… Bottom