Marian Wright Edelman
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"Marian Wright Edelman" is an United States/American activism/activist for children's rights/the rights of children. She has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans for her entire professional life. She is president and founder of the Children's Defense Fund. Under her leadership, CDF has become the nation’s strongest voice for children and families.

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People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to those who act against our interests.

The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need to make our nation a better place, just as we make it a safer place.

Service is what life is all about.

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others.

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night.

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.

You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation.

Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for.

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.