Able Quote by Albert Einstein

Schools need not preach political doctrine to defend democracy. If they shape men capable of critical thought and trained in social attitudes, that is…

— Albert Einstein

Because they don't teach the truth about the world, schools have to rely on beating students over the head with propaganda about democracy. If…

— Noam Chomsky

“Meanwhile the whole machinery of the State, in all the different countries, is turned on to making defenseless children believe absurd propositions the effect…

— Bertrand Russell

Unless the schools provide our children with a vision of human possibility that enlightens and empowers them with knowledge and taste, they will simply…

— Diane Ravitch

Running a school where the students all succeed, even if some students have to help others to make the grade, is good preparation for…

— William Glasser

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express theirchoice are prepared to choosewisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.

— Franklin D Roosevelt (1882â1945

Education as a democratic project always presupposes a vision of the future in its introduction to, preparation for, and legitimation of particular forms of…

— Henry Giroux

My critique of democracy begins and ends with this point. Kids must be educated to disrespect authority or else democracy is a farce.

— Abbie Hoffman

The real safeguard of democracy is education.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Schools must not become the agencies through which propaganda advocated by any section of society is spread. The method of control always a crucial…

— George Bernard Shaw

Schools should be democratic public spheres. They should be places that educate people to be informed, to learn how to govern rather than be…

— Henry Giroux