11/03/1988
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"We're entering a new era, and education holds the key."
"Those of us who are responsible for security, we don't go at how much we want to spend."
"We can no longer afford to pass students who fail to learn from one grade to the next simply because they've come to the end of the year."
"I'm going to wait, before I make any comment of that kind on whether I'll veto or not, till I see what eventually arrives out of the Legislature."