“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”
“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”
I couldn’t agree more.
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Liz, thank you!
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You’re welcome. Isn’t it confounding that there is so much wisdom that has been given to us through the ages, yet it never seems to reach the people who could most benefit from it?
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Yes, it is. We must, however, never stop trying to educate.
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I agree. Education is our best hope.
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Yes, it is.
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Great quotes for our times😊
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Yes, they are!
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How brilliant!
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Yes, they are.
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A very wise man.
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Yes, he was!
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Most appropriate. The state of education is deplorable. How I would enjoy chopping the budget elsewhere and funding the schools, health care…
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Lea, I completely agree.
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Excellent words by Roosevelt!
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Yes, they are!
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And may we think about what’s best for the country, not what’s best for ourselves…
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KC, I completely agree.
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Great words
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Thank you!
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet and commented:
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Thank you so much!
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Wow! Thanks so very much for these!! Brilliant!!
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You are very welcome!
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👍😁
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I full agree, Charles. Will use this in future letters to our officials here too. 😉 Thank you! Michael
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You are welcome!
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:-))
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