Marian Wright Edelman Quotes

We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities problem. - Marian Wright Edelman

Unless children have strong education and strong families and strong communities and decent housing, it's not enough to go sit in at a lunch counter. - Marian Wright Edelman

Too many people ask 'How can I find myself,' when they should ask, 'How can I lose myself in service to others'. - Marian Wright Edelman

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

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. - Marian Wright Edelman

This nation has squandered away four years and billions of dollars in education funding. Our children have been tested to death, forced to regurgitate, and at the end of the day they haven't learned to do basic reading and math or much less learned to think. - Marian Wright Edelman

This historic investment in children's health is a major victory for America's children and working families. - Marian Wright Edelman

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

The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to. - Marian Wright Edelman

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