"Democracy cannot breathe, indeed will die, if those……" — Marian Wright Edelman
"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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121 Quotes by Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman has 121 quotes on this site.
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Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?
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Just because a child's parents are poor or uneducated is no reason to deprive the child of basic human rights…
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The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not…
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Service is what life is all about.
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Children must have at least one person who believes in them. It could be a counselor, a teacher, a preacher,…
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I'm doing what I think I was put on this earth to do. And I'm really grateful to have something…
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It's time for greatness - not for greed. It's a time for idealism - not ideology. It is a time…
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We are not going to deal with the violence in our communities, our homes, and our nation, until we learn…
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I think it is important that people who are perceived as liberals not be afraid of talking about moral and…
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Why are guns the only unregulated consumer products in America? We regulate toy guns and teddy bears, but we do…
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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…
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The legacy I want to leave is a child-care system that says that no kid is going to be left…
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