Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelmanis an American activist for 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth6 June 1939
CountryUnited States of America
children believe people
As I contemplate the kind of future I want for children-my own and other people's-I believe we must look inward to God for guidance and strength and backward to draw on the values and legacies of our families, ancestors, and communities.
children killing crisis
The crisis of children having children has been eclipsed by the greater crisis of children killing children.
law democracy snuff
Democracy cannot breathe, indeed will die, if those enjoined to protect it and uphold the laws snuff it out - with no consequences.
real black president
Don't count out Marian Wright Edelman, because there is talk that President Clinton may want to shock the nation by putting a real black on the Supreme Court.
children kids needs
Children cannot eat rhetoric and they cannot be sheltered by commissions. I don't want to see another commission that studies the needs of kids. We need to help them.
determination attitude character
Character, self-discipline, determination, attitude and service are the substance of life.
doe problem solutions
History does not pose problems without eventually producing the solutions.
grateful favors kind
Be grateful for good breaks and kind favors but don't count on them.
children suffering earth
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.
children long giving
I don't care what my children choose to do professionally, just as long as within their choices they understand they've got to give something back.
teacher children struggle
The legacies that parents and church and teachers left to my generation of Black children were priceless but not material: a living faith reflected in daily service, the discipline of hard work and stick-to-itiveness, and a capacity to struggle in the face of adversity.
steps one-step-at-a-time women-leadership
You just do it one step at a time.
light justice darkness
God, please help us remember that all the darkness in the world cannot snuff out the light of one little candle. Help us to keep lighting our little candles until a mighty torch of justice sweeps our nation and the world.
trying
I try to act out of faith.