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Quote by Jonathan Kozol
When I was teaching in the 1960s in Boston, there was a great deal

When I was teaching in the 1960s in Boston, there was a great deal of hope in the air. Martin Luther King Jr. was alive, Malcolm X was alive great, great leaders were emerging from the southern freedom movement. – Jonathan Kozol

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But for the children of the poorest people were stripping the curriculum, removing the arts and music, and drilling the children into useful labor. Were not valuing a child for the time in which she actually is a child. – Jonathan Kozol

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Instead of seeing these children for the blessings that they are, we are measuring them only by the standard of whether they will be future deficits or assets for our nations competitive needs. – Jonathan Kozol

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No Child Left Behinds fourth-grade gains arent learning gains, theyre testing gains. Thats why they dont last. The law is a distraction from things that really count. – Jonathan Kozol

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Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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You know, you dont retreat in the defense of freedom. You dont retreat in the defense of moral government and limited government. You dont retreat because people are going to defend bad things. – Russell Pearce

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To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible. – James Anthony Froude

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I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society. – George Soros

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