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Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than the fellowship of race and class and gender in a democratic society.

~Marian Wright Edelman

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You really can change the world if you care enough.

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Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

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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.

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Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that they forget that they themselves are really the experts.

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Service is what life is all about.

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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.

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So much of the deep lingering sadness over President Kennedy's assassination is about the unfinished promise: unspoken speeches, unfulfilled hopes, the wondering about what might have been.

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Our true remembrance to President Kennedy is in our actions to honor the unspoken words and finish the unfinished work today and tomorrow and for as long as it takes.

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A nation that does not stand for its children does not stand for anything and will not stand tall in the future.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: June 6th, 1939

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