The old notion that children are the private property of parents dies very slowly. In reality, no parent raises a child alone. How many of us nice middle-class folk could make it without our mortgage reduction?

Quote by Marian Wright Edelman

Topics: Parents Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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'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...

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,...

No person has the right to rain on your dreams.

No person has the right to rain on your dreams.

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.

You really can change the world if you care enough.

You really can change the world if you care enough.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

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...

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...

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...