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A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child c

A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. – James Baldwin

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No one is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart: for his purity, by definition, is unassailable. – James Baldwin

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Purity
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James Baldwin
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Rage cannot be hidden, it can only be dissembled. This dissembling deludes the thoughtless, and strengthens rage and adds, to rage, contempt. – James Baldwin

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Anger
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James Baldwin
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Nine tenths of education is encouragement. – Anatole France

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Education

Well, we lost a lot of our independence already. We are dependent on China for credit. We are dependent on Middle Eastern countries for energy supplies. And many Americans are dependent on the government for their income, health care, education of their children, food stamps. – Jim DeMint

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Education

Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldnt sign your name youd have to pay cash. – Rita Mae Brown

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Education

Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education. – Mahatma Gandhi

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Education

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College is a place to keep warm between high school and an early marriage. – George Gobel

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Off to College

And if we allow science to become politicized, then we are lost. We will enter the Internet version of the dark ages, an era of shifting fears and wild prejudices, transmitted to people who dont know any better. – Michael Crichton

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Internet

The difference between heresy and prophecy is often one of sequence. Heresy often turns out to have been prophecy — when properly aged. – Hubert Humphrey

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Heresy

Its a failure of national vision when you regard children as weapons, and talents as materials you can mine, assay, and fabricate for profit and defense. – John Hersey

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Failure