Marian Wright Edelman Quotes About Values
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We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities problem.
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We have the capacity to make sure that every mother has pre-natal care. Yet, we don't do it. What is it about America? It says we don't value children and families. We are hypocrites.
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Education remains one of the black community's most enduring values. It is sustained by the belief that freedom and education go hand in hand, that learning and training are essential to economic quality and independence.
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I think it is important that people who are perceived as liberals not be afraid of talking about moral and community values.
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Be a good ancestor. Stand for something bigger than yourself. Add value to the Earth during your sojourn.
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You can't tell parents to teach children the value of work when we don't have jobs and the jobs we have don't pay a decent wage. You can't tell children to achieve and then let them go to broken-down schools with teachers who don't care. We need a consistency of values in our public, corporate, and private lives.
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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.
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Family and moral values are so central to everything that I am.
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