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The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children.
Marian Wright Edelman
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Marian Wright Edelman
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: June 6
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Bennettsville
South Carolina
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There are levels of outrage, and there's a point at which you can't be trespassed upon anymore.
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