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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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...

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...

You really can change the world if you care enough.

You really can change the world if you care enough.

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...

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...

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 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.

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...

No person has the right to rain on your dreams.

No person has the right to rain on your dreams.

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world...

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world...

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...

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...

Service is what life is all about.

Service is what life is all about.

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.

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,...

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...