I made education the highest priority of my campaign – actually education and jobs – and the reason is a simple one: I think the future of America depends on it. – Charles Schumer
A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to spend money on infrastructure. – Charles Schumer
I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession. – Charles Schumer
Giving women education, work, the ability to control their own income, inherit and own property, benefits the society. If a woman is empowered, her children and her family will be better off. If families prosper, the village prospers, and eventually so does the whole country. – Isabel Allende