Political Quotes

On the recordMay 15, 1961
For unless education aims at elevating the motives of men we can find no basic answer to the division and troubles of our times.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Message to the Addis Ababa Conference of African States on the Development of Education.

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