We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference…

Marian Wright Edelman
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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. ✨ Marian Wright Edelman (1987). Families in Peril: An Agenda for Social Change, p.107, Harvard University Press
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