If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.

Quote by Marian Wright Edelman

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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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Christian life might bring conflict and friction but under peace that surpasses all understanding.

Christian life might bring conflict and friction but under peace that surpasses all understanding.

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting...

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting...

So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to...

So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to...