Experience burned into me the conviction that access to education oug… — Dave Obey

Experience burned into me the conviction that access to education ought to be based on how much you are willing to learn and how hard you are willing to work, not on how many dollars your family has in their bank account.

Dave ObeyPolitician · American · b. 1938

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We will invest in our people, quality education, job opportunity, family, neighborhood, and yes, a thing we call America. — Dan Quayle
If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience. — George Bernard Shaw
The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work. — John Ruskin
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This country owes them all a debt of gratitude. The down payment on that debt is making sure that we live up to Lincoln's charge: to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan. — Dave Obey
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