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Marian Wright Edelman (née Wright; born June 6, 1939) is an American activist for civil rights and children's rights. She is the founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund. She influenced leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Hillary Clinton.

Quotes from Marian Wright Edelman

A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King Jr. or Mahatma Gandhi to come back, but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you.

—Marian Wright Edelman

action change effort greatness waiting

The poor have been sent to the front lines of a federal-budget deficit-reduction war that few other groups were drafted to fight.

—Marian Wright Edelman

politics poverty budget