There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the make the first move - and he, in turn, waits for you.


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When President Kennedy was elected, many black Americans, like so many Americans, were captivated by...
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You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make e...
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Education remains one of the black community's most enduring values. It is sustained by the belief t...
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No person has the right to rain on your dreams.
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We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily diffe...
MARIAN WRIGHT EDLEMAN
Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others.
MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN
Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in yo...
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We must always refill and ensure there is a critical mass of leaders and activists committed to nonv...
MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN
Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.
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Children under five are the poorest age group in America, and one in four infants, toddlers and pres...
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You didn't have a choice about the parents you inherited, but you do have a choice about the kin...
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Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than ...
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The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need to make our nation a b...
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So much of the deep lingering sadness over President Kennedy's assassination is about the unfini...
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To all those mothers and fathers who are struggling with teen-agers, I say, just be patient: even th...
MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN
We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily diffe...
MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN
Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than the fe...
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Hunger and malnutrition have devastating consequences for children and have been linked to low birth...
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Together we can and must fight for justice for our children and protect them from draconian tax cuts...
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Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that they forge...
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There should not be one new dime in tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires as long as millions...
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Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for.
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The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other peopl...
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A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gon...
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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...
MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN
A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back -- but they are go...
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We have the capacity to make sure that every mother has pre-natal care. Yet, we don't do it. Wha...
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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 ...
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I feel very lucky to have grown up having interaction with adults who were making change but who wer...
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You just think of them playing baseball and basketball, anything fun, not waiting for someone to com...
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Understand and be confident that each of us can make a difference by caring and acting in small as w...
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My faith has been the driving thing of my life. I think it is important that people who are perceive...
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This historic investment in children's health is a major victory for America's children and working ...
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The planned execution of Mr. Williams will leave a permanent scar on the conscience of the state of ...
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No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give it.
MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN
No person has the right to rain on your dreams.
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The persistent and growing high level of child poverty reflects conscious and misguided choices, ......
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You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.
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It's time for greatness -- not for greed. It's a time for idealism -- not ideology. It is a time not...
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