People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to those who act against our interests.

Quote by Marian Wright Edelman

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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...

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,...

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...

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...

Service is what life is all about.

Service is what life is all about.

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,...

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

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...

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than...

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than...

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

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,...

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than...

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than...

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...

No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give...

No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give...

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...

The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need...

The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need...

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world...

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world...

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.

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...