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It is very nearly impossible... to become an educated person in a

It is very nearly impossible… to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind. – James Baldwin

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The establishment of democracy on the American continent was scarcely as radical a break with the past as was the necessity, which Americans faced, of broadening this concept to include black men. – James Baldwin

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I have maintained a passionate interest in education, which leads me occasionally to make foolish and ill-considered remarks alleging that not everything is well in our schools. – Philip Pullman

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The only real failure in life is one not learned from. – Anthony J. DAngelo

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There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and drugs. Two of them we talk about, and one of them we dont. – Steven Soderbergh

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