“Genius without education is like silver in the mine.”
— Benjamin Franklin
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Universal suffrage should rest upon universal education.
“Universal suffrage should rest upon universal education. To this end, liberal and permanent provision should be made for the support of free schools by the State governments, and, if need be, supplemented by legitimate aid from national authority.”
— Rutherford B. Hayes
Author: Rutherford B. Hayes
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I believe we need a national amendment
“I believe we need a national amendment which will guarantee every child in America the promise of not just an equal education but a high-quality equal education.”
— Jonathan Kozol
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The zeitgeist is for cutting spending and
“The zeitgeist is for cutting spending and balancing the budget. But I do not want the Republican Party to be perceived as putting the budget ahead of people, jobs and education.”
— Jack Kemp
Author: Jack Kemp
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You cannot blame the mismanagement of the
“You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that we have not invested adequately in education in order to give our people the knowledge, the skills and the technology that they need in order to be able to use the resources that Africa has to gain wealth.”
— Wangari Maathai
Author: Wangari Maathai
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I feel sorry sometimes for these sportsmen
“I feel sorry sometimes for these sportsmen and women who put in just as much effort as the footballers. For example, athletes train at least as hard as footballers but have to be happy if they can earn enough to finance a decent education.”
— Angela Merkel
Author: Angela Merkel
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I confess that for fifteen years my
“I confess that for fifteen years my efforts in education, and my hopes of success in establishing a system of national education, have always been associated with the idea of coupling the education of this country with the religious communities which exist.”
— Richard Cobden
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It is, of course, further indication that
“It is, of course, further indication that a fundamentalist right has really taken over much of the Republican Party, People might cite George Bush as proof that you can be totally impervious to the effects of Harvard and Yale education.”
— Barney Frank
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Had the United States and the United
“Had the United States and the United Kingdom gone on alone to capture Baghdad, under the provisions of the Geneva and Hague conventions we would have been considered occupying powers and therefore would have been responsible for all the costs of maintaining or restoring government, education and other services for the people of Iraq.”
— Norman Schwarzkopf
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Economic prosperity and quality education for our
“Economic prosperity and quality education for our children are inexorably linked.”
— Jon Huntsman, Jr.
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I grew up in an non-athletic family,
“I grew up in an non-athletic family, where my parents were interested in music, in literature, in education and art.”
— Bill Walton
Author: Bill Walton
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