Quote by Lucy Powell
The Tories and the Lib Dems talk about social mobility, but, short

The Tories and the Lib Dems talk about social mobility, but, short of winning the lottery, the only way to guarantee young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to do better and to raise aspirations is through education. – Lucy Powell

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Funding for sports (and the arts) are often the first things facing the chop in difficult times. – Lucy Powell

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The ultimate end of education is happiness or a good human life, a life enriched by the possession of every kind of good, by the enjoyment of every type of satisfaction. – Mortimer Adler

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It makes little difference how many university courses or degrees a person may own. If he cannot use words to move an idea from one point to another, his education is incomplete. – Norman Cousins

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