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title: "4 Public Spheres Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“Democratic ideas cannot exist without the public spheres that make them possible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-a-giroux/democratic-ideas-cannot-exist-without-the-public-spheres-that-make/)

[Henry A. Giroux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-a-giroux/)

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> [With the corporatization and privatization of higher education, it is increasingly more difficult for colleges and universities to expand and deepen democratic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-giroux/with-the-corporatization-and-privatization-of-higher-education-it-is/)

[Henry Giroux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-giroux/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51e/henry-giroux-945_citizens_with-the-corporatization-and-privatizati_241036.png)

> [I also think that one of the things we often fail to realize is that that kind of violence is now legitimated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-giroux/i-also-think-that-one-of-the-things-we-often-fail-to-realize-is-that/)

[Henry Giroux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-giroux/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c6/henry-giroux-945_failing_i-also-think-that-one-of-the-things-we-o_1869603.png)

> [Schools should be democratic public spheres. They should be places that educate people to be informed, to learn how to govern rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-giroux/schools-should-be-democratic-public-spheres-they-should-be-places/)

[Henry Giroux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-giroux/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/henry-giroux-945_democratic_schools-should-be-democratic-public-sphe_2910025.png)

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