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If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much.

Marian Wright Edelman

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Marian Wright Edelman
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: June 6
Activist
Lawyer
Writer
Bennettsville
South Carolina
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Children
Much

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God did not create two classes of children or human beings-only one.
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Don't wait for, expect, or rely on favors. Count on earning them by hard work and perseverance.
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