01/04/2009
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"Education is how America and its people might fulfill our promise."
"That refusal to accept a lesser fate, that insistence on a better life, that, ultimately, is the secret not only of African American survival and success."
"A dream of brighter days ahead, a faith in things not seen, a belief that here in this country, we are the authors of our own destiny."
"The good news is you're already ahead of the curve."