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We have the capacity to make sure that every mother has pre-natal care. Yet, we don't do it. What is it about America? It says we don't value children and families. We are hypocrites.
Marian Wright Edelman
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Marian Wright Edelman
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: June 6
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A nation that does not stand for its children does not stand for anything and will not stand tall in the future.
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If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.
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In trying to make a big difference, don't ignore the small daily differences we can make.
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Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others.
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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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Never let us confuse what is legal with what is right. Everything Hitler did in Nazi Germany was legal, but it was not right.
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I'd like to transform the system in very fundamental ways, but you've got to do that in every way that you can. You can't wait for some magic bullet or some magic politician or some magic anything to have that happen. You got to get out there and use your vote.
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Children don't vote but adults who do must stand up and vote for them.
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Amidst protestations of 'Who can be against the children?' too few people are FOR children when it really matters.
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To all those mothers and fathers who are struggling with teen-agers, I say, just be patient: even though it looks like you can't do anything right for a number of years, parents become popular again when kids reach 20.
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Don't assume a door is closed push on it. Don't assume if it was closed yesterday that it is closed today. Don't ever stop learning and improving your mind. If you do, you're going to be left behind.
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