"A democratic form of government, a democratic..." - Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt
A democratic form of government, a democratic way of life, presupposes free public education over a long period; it presupposes also an education for personal responsibility that too often is neglected.
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“I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.”
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
“All big things in human history have been arrived at slowly and through many compromises.”
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“Our children should not be so taught as to despise labour.”
“They will tell you that the Americans who sleep in the streets and beg for food got there because they’re all lazy or weak of spirit. That the inner-city children who are trapped in dilapidated schools can’t learn and won’t learn and so we should just give up on them entirely. That the innocent people being slaughtered and expelled from their homes half a world away are somebody else’s problem to take care of.”
“If I had ever learnt, I should have been a great proficient.”