Remember and help America r... by Marian Wright Edelman, an American Activist

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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.”

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Marian Wright Edelman

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Name: Marian Wright Edelman

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Jun 6, 1939

Profession: Activist

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Far less wealthy industrialized countries have committed to end child poverty, while the United States is sliding backwards. We can do better. We must demand that our leaders do better.

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Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

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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 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.

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If we think we have ours and don't owe any time or money or effort to help those left behind, then we are a part of the problem rather than the solution to the fraying social fabric that threatens all Americans.

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