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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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...

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,...

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...

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 are willing to spend the least amount of money to keep a kid at...

We are willing to spend the least amount of money to keep a kid at...

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...

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...

You really can change the world if you care enough.

You really can change the world if you care enough.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Service is what life is all about.

Service is what life is all about.

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...

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...

Our grandchildren accept us for ourselves, without rebuke or effort to change us, as no...

Our grandchildren accept us for ourselves, without rebuke or effort to change us, as no...

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to...

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to...