Marian Wright Edelman is a famous activist best known for her support of the disadvantaged people of America. During her initial days, she was a part of the ‘Civil Rights Movement’ and was even arrested for her activism. This arrest enlightened her to pursue law as a career and she became the first Afro-American woman to join ‘The Mississippi Bar’. There, she closely worked on issues like racial justice and also established a ‘Head Start Program’ which assured education and healthy life for poor children. She further moved to Washington D.C. to support the ‘Poor People's Campaign of Martin Luther King Jr.’. She was very concerned about the poor and needy which motivated her to found the ‘Children's Defense Fund’. Through this foundation, she urged the Congress to improvise various laws on adoption and child care for the benefit of the poor children. Her activism for the betterment of the society brought her many awards and accolades including ‘Barnard Medal of Distinction’ and ‘Presidential Medal of Freedom’. Here is a collection of sayings and quotations by the renowned activist. We have curated her quotes from her books, writings, interviews, speeches, work and thoughts. Go through the renowned quotes and thoughts by Marian Wright Edelman that will definitely inspire you to serve the needy!
You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation.
Failure is just another way to learn how to do something right.
Marian Wright Edelman
We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.
It is the responsibility of every adult... to make sure that children hear what we have learned from the lessons of life and to hear over and over that we love them and that they are not alone.
So much of America's tragic and costly failure to care for all its children stems from our tendency to distinguish between our own children and other people's children--as if justice were divisible.
It's time for greatness -- not for greed. It's a time for idealism -- not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action.
