Burgess Owens: “I just think that our children, our grandchildren will be very…”

On the recordMarch 17, 1998

I just think that our children, our grandchildren will be very disappointed in us if we do not take advantage of this opportunity we have at this moment in American history. We have no evil empire to fight. We have the highest prosperity levels that we have had in this century. If we do not invest in education now, when will we do it? Are we going to let these opportunities that are opening up go by without making an effort to have a match between the opportunities and the youngsters who are in this country right now?

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Burgess Owens

Republican · Utah

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Discussing the importance of investing in education for future generations.

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Burgess Owens: “I just think that our children, our grandchildren will be very disappointed in us if we do not take advantage of this…”

Editor's note · Context