"I never, ever thought about what I do as a job or a career," she says. "It was always just a matter of figuring out what needed to be done. I did what my mother and father did; I had 12 foster brothers and sisters. I've done the same thing, only on a larger scale." ~ Marian Wright Edelman
"It's so hard for this country to do what's right for children," she says. "I get tired every day. Bur you have to get up and keep working. We do make progress, though. It's been hard all these years to get children to the top of the agenda, but today I can say that's where they are: at the top of the agenda." ~ Marian Wright Edelman
"After laying that foundation, we also need to have a good, solid, high-quality preschool program for 3s and 4s. And when they get to school at age 5, don't quit. You have to have a program that goes up through the 3rd grade." ~ Dr. Edward Zigler
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