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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You didn't have a choice about the parents you inherited, but you do have a...

You didn't have a choice about the parents you inherited, but you do have a...

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

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.

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...

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,...

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

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...

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...

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 really can change the world if you care enough.

You really can change the world if you care enough.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...