The Declaration of Independence was always our vision of who we wanted to be, our ideal of freedom and justice, how we were going to be different, and what the American experiment was going to be about. Marian Wright Edelman americandeclarationexperiment share on social
I feel very lucky to have grown up having interaction with adults who were making change but who were far from perfect beings. That feeling of not being paralyzed by your incredible inadequacy as a human being, which I feel every day, is a part of the legacy that I've gotten from so many of the adult elders. Marian Wright Edelman adultbeingchange share on social
No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give it. Marian Wright Edelman consenteleanorfeel Change image and share on social
I hadn't planned on going to law school. I wanted to study 19th-century Russian literature. Marian Wright Edelman 19thcenturylaw Change image and share on social
Family and moral values are so central to everything that I am. Marian Wright Edelman centralfamilymoral Change image and share on social
I need to work outside government, on my own. Marian Wright Edelman governmentwork Change image and share on social
Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night. Marian Wright Edelman moneynightpower Change image and share on social
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 childcommunitycounter Change image and share on social
The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children. Marian Wright Edelman childfairnessfuture Change image and share on social
In politics, there are no friends. Marian Wright Edelman friendpolitic Change image and share on social