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The first duty of government is to see that people have food, fuel

The first duty of government is to see that people have food, fuel, and clothes. The second, that they have means of moral and intellectual education. – John Ruskin

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It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect. – John Ruskin

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The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work. – John Ruskin

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Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of perfect disorder. – John Ruskin

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The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between mens and womens earnings for the same work. – Sandra Day OConnor

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We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men. – Arthur Ashe

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In my family, there was one cardinal priority – education. College was not an option it was mandatory. So even though we didnt have a lot of money, we made it work. I signed up for financial aid, Pell Grants, work study, anything I could. – Eva Longoria

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I knew that if I allowed fear to overtake me, my journey was doomed. Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story… – Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, 2012

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