Political Quotes

Lamar Alexander: “I think we've perpetuated this fiction that you can't afford to go to college when, in fact, you can.”

On the recordNovember 13, 2013
I think we've perpetuated this fiction that you can't afford to go to college when, in fact, you can.
Said by
Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Alexander argues that the belief college is unaffordable is a misconception.

Share

More from Lamar Alexander

Jun 1, 2026

We don’t believe in canceling part of our history. We wanted our children to understand that the American Republic has never been a perfect union but that its greatness is that it has always struggled to reach noble goals.

tennesseelookout.com
Nov 23, 2020

The transition to Biden should begin.

msnbc.com
Dec 2, 2020

He told me that he had substantial reason to believe the governor was about to release one or more persons from the state prisons who were the targets of the United States investigation into payoffs to release people from our prisons. He…

msnbc.com
Dec 2, 2020

I made a plea for bipartisan cooperation as my closing speech in the U.S. Senate today.

msnbc.com

Other voices in this conversation