Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Quote by Marian Wright Edelman

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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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

You really can change the world if you care enough.

You really can change the world if you care enough.

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 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...

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...

Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right.

If you honor your parents, your children will honor you.

If you honor your parents, your children will honor you.