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From Quotes by Marian Wright Edelman
- 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…
- 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…
- Together we can and must fight for justice for our children and protect them from draconian tax cuts and budget choices that threaten their survival,…
- I feel very lucky to have grown up having interaction with adults who were making change but who were far from perfect beings. That feeling…
- It is the responsibility of every adult... to make sure that children hear what we have learned from the lessons of life and to hear…
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