Homeless shelters, child hunger, and child suffering have become normalized in the richest nation on earth. It's time to reset our moral compass and redefine how we measure success. Marian Wright Edelman More Quotes by Marian Wright Edelman More Quotes From Marian Wright Edelman The outside world told black kids when I was growing up that we weren't worth anything. But our parents said it wasn't so, and our churches and our schoolteachers said it wasn't so. They believed in us, and we, therefore, believed in ourselves. Marian Wright Edelman growing-up inspirational kids It really takes a community to raise children, no matter how much money one has. Nobody can do it well alone. And it's the bedrock security of community that we and our children need. Marian Wright Edelman community children needs When Jesus Christ asked little children to come to him, he didn't say only rich children, or White children, or children with two-parent families, or children who didn't have a mental or physical handicap. He said, Let all children come unto me. Marian Wright Edelman godly children jesus Don't just dream about grandiose acts of doing good. Every day do small ones, that add up over time to positive patterns. Marian Wright Edelman dream add inspirational You'd better stay determined, because that's how our ancestors got us where we are. Marian Wright Edelman ancestor determined Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others. Marian Wright Edelman meditation inspiring quiet There are levels of outrage, and there's a point at which you can't be trespassed upon anymore. Marian Wright Edelman discrimination levels racism You can't be what you can't see. Marian Wright Edelman No time is ever wasted if you have a book along as a companion. Marian Wright Edelman companion reading book Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that they forget that they themselves are really the experts. Marian Wright Edelman family education children A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you. Marian Wright Edelman change kings people It is [children] who are God's presence, promise and hope for mankind. Marian Wright Edelman mankind children promise Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for. Marian Wright Edelman perseverance work inspiring No person has the right to rain on your dreams. Marian Wright Edelman dream inspiring inspirational This act will leave a moral blot on his presidency Marian Wright Edelman moral humorous stupid What's wrong with our children? Adults telling children to be honest while lying and cheating. Adults telling children to not be violent while marketing and glorifying violence... I believe that adult hypocrisy is the biggest problem children face in America. Marian Wright Edelman lying children cheating You are in charge of your own attitude whatever others do or circumstances you face. The only person you can control is yourself...worry more about your attitude than your aptitude or lineage. Marian Wright Edelman gratitude worry attitude We're spending, on average, three times more for prison than for public-school pupils. That's the dumbest investment policy. It doesn't make us safer. Marian Wright Edelman three average school 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 long children america It is utterly exhausting being Black in America - physically, mentally, and emotionally. While many minority groups and women feel similar stress, there is no respite or escape from your badge of color. Marian Wright Edelman stress color america
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