You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation.

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...

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...

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...

My faith has been the driving thing of my life. I think it is important...

My faith has been the driving thing of my life. I think it is important...

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,...

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,...

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.

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...

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 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...

Service is what life is all about.

Service is what life is all about.

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...

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...

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...

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

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 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 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.