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Marian Wright Edelman
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American activist for children's rights (born 1939)
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Born
June 6, 1939
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Birthplace
Bennettsville
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Nationality
United States
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Peter Edelman
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writerlawyerchildren's rights activist
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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."
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"If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time."
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"Education is a precondition to survival in America today."
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"Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it."
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"I grew up in a very religious family and it is the motivating force to every thing I do. I am fortunate to have had adults all around me who really lived their faith, in helping other people and doing the best you can do."
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"No person has the right to rain on your dreams."
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"You really can change the world if you care enough."
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