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When President Kennedy was elected, many black Americans, like so many Americans, were captivated by his youth and energy and promise and were especially hopeful that he might move the country in a new direction on civil rights.
— Marian Wright Edelman
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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.
— Marian Wright Edelman
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Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.
— Marian Wright Edelman
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Semi-automatic weapons have no socially redeeming purpose.
— Marian Wright Edelman
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No person has the right to rain on your dreams.
— Marian Wright Edelman
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We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities problem.
— Marian Wright Edelman
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