Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than the fellowship of race and class and gender in a democratic society.

Quote by Marian Wright Edelman

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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 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...

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...

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.

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Service is what life is all about.

Service is what life is all about.

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...

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...

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

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,...

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...

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...

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.