07/01/1964
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"A great public servant in the early days of the republic of my State said: 'Education is the guardian genius of democracy. It is the only dictator that free men will recognize, and the only ruler that..."
"I not only learned, but I taught, and I saw for myself how the light of learning could brighten the path of the humble."
"This Nation has really always been an experiment--an experiment in the capacity of a whole people, ruling its rulers, to deal with changing peril and with shifting expectations."
"This central faith remains an unchallenged tenet of the American way of life."