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The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursing his own education. This will not be a widely shared pursuit until we get over our odd conviction that education is what goes on in school buildings and nowhere else.

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It is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the invisible processes of a huge and distant government.

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When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale.

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Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we can live above the level of moral squalor. We need that belief; a cynical community is a corrupt community.

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The cynic says, 'One man can't do anything.' I say, 'Only one man can do anything.'

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Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

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The hallmark of our age is the tension between aspirations and sluggish institutions.

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If you don't give your kid freedom to make choices with money, including stupid choices, he'll make plenty when he gets to college.

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It's a staggering transition for high school students that found they could study five hours a week and make As and Bs.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Educator

Born: October 8th, 1912

Died: February 16th, 2002

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