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 us nice middle-class folk could make it without our mortgage reduction?

Quote by Marian Wright Edelman

Topics: Parents Quotes

We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities...

We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities...

You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can...

You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can...

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and...

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and...

The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by...

The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by...

Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that...

Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that...

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and...

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and...

A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come...

A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

If you as parents cut corners, your children will too. If you lie, they will...

If you as parents cut corners, your children will too. If you lie, they will...

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

Far less wealthy industrialized countries have committed to end child poverty, while the United States...

Far less wealthy industrialized countries have committed to end child poverty, while the United States...

If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an...

If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

Service is what life is all about.

Service is what life is all about.

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help...

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help...

If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much.

If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much.

Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for.

Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you...

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you...

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can...

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can...