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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You really can change the world if you care enough.

You really can change the world if you care enough.

A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come...

A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Service is what life is all about.

Service is what life is all about.

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

It will be a great day when our schools have all the money they need,...

It will be a great day when our schools have all the money they need,...

Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes her laws

Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes her laws