Political Quotes

“I want to talk about family values briefly tonight, because we are going to vote on them later in the evening. Love of family, respect for our fellow man, a well-educated and ethically minded people is our ideal and our goal for all Americans. You know how important education is in attaining these goals. To that end, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute for Museum Services are three of the most powerful educational forces in existence. Mr. Speaker, we now fund the National Science Foundation at nearly $3 billion, and we do not cut that foundation, and we should not cut that foundation, because it fosters the development of science and mathematics, which is very important. But the National Science Foundation does not provide funds to foster education in history, in languages, in philosophy, in ethics, in religion, in literature, in the arts. In other words, the National Science Foundation does not contribute to the disciplines that will educate our children in the ways of peace in communities at home and in nations abroad. Do you believe that education in science and math is enough without education in the other disciplines? Of course you do not. If you do not, then why should you attack the Endowments and the Institute of Museum Services which contribute to fostering those important educational subjects.”