“My faith has been the driving thing of my life. I think it is important that people who are perceived as liberals not be afraid of talking about moral and community values.”
— Marian Wright Edelman
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“We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities problem.”
— Marian Wright Edelman
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“Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.”
— Marian Wright Edelman
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“Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than the fellowship of race and class and gender in a democratic society.”
— Marian Wright Edelman
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“There should not be one new dime in tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires as long as millions of children in America are poor, hungry, uneducated and without health coverage.”
— Marian Wright Edelman
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“I try to act out of faith.”
— Marian Wright Edelman
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“No person has the right to rain on your dreams.”
— Marian Wright Edelman
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“Children under five are the poorest age group in America, and one in four infants, toddlers and preschoolers are poor during the years of greatest brain development.”
— Marian Wright Edelman
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“I grew up in a very religious family and it is the motivating force to every thing I do. I am fortunate to have had adults all around me who really lived their faith, in helping other people and doing the best you can do.”
— Marian Wright Edelman
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“We are willing to spend the least amount of money to keep a kid at home, more to put him in a foster home and the most to institutionalize him.”
— Marian Wright Edelman
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“Together we can and must fight for justice for our children and protect them from draconian tax cuts and budget choices that threaten their survival, education and preparation for the future. If they are not ready for tomorrow, neither is America.”
— Marian Wright Edelman
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