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Education Quotes by Dick Gephardt

8 Education quotes by Dick Gephardt

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Dick Gephardt’s eight reflections on schooling foreground his belief that education fuels democratic participation. The collection is brief, but each line underscores the link between learning and active citizenship. It serves as a concise primer for those exploring his view on education’s societal role.

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I was raised in a working class family of Baptist faith, and I went to college on a church scholarship where early…

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I grew up in a household that was a labor household. My dad was a Teamster and a milk truck driver. My…

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Democracy is interactive... It's a constant job of information, education, explanation, listening, and interactive communication.

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Democracy is interactive... Its a constant job of information, education, explanation, listening, and interactive communication.

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In 1993, as House Democratic Leader, I led the fight to pass the Clinton-Gore economic plan - a plan designed to slash…

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And the president should be doing more about education than saying, 'Lights, camera, action.'

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The Department of Education should not be producing paid political advertising for the president, it should be helping us to produce smarter…

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I think in some cases busing did improve the situation in some areas; in some cases it didn't. We had busing in…

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Politics is a substitute for violence.

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