A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you.

Quote by Marian Wright Edelman

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Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

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...

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...

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 the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life,...

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life,...

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...

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...

My faith has been the driving thing of my life. I think it is important...

My faith has been the driving thing of my life. I think it is important...

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...

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...

The old notion that children are the private property of parents dies very slowly. In...

The old notion that children are the private property of parents dies very slowly. In...

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...

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...

Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.

Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.

If we think we have ours and don't owe any time or money or effort...

If we think we have ours and don't owe any time or money or effort...

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...

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...

Service is what life is all about.

Service is what life is all about.