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Promote then as an object of primary importance, Institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force… — George Washington
There are two subjects, indeed, which I shall claim a right to further as long as I breathe: the public education, and the sub-division of… — Thomas Jefferson
The objects of this primary education . . . would be . . . to form the statesmen, legislators and judges, on whom public prosperity… — Thomas Jefferson
I'm thinking balls are to men, what purses are to women. It's just a little bag but we'd feel naked in public without it. — Sarah Jessica Parker
With respect to public acknowledgment of religious belief, it is entirely clear from our nation's historical practices that the Establishment Clause permits this disregard of… — Antonin Scalia
It appears to me (whether rightly or wrongly) that direct arguments against Christianity and theism produce hardly any effect on the public; It appears to… — Charles Darwin
Christianity indeed has equaled Judaism in the atrocities, and exceeded it in the extent of its desolation. Eleven millions of men, women, and children have… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
The problem with intelligent-design theory, is not that it is false but that it is not falsifiable. Not being susceptible to contradicting evidence, it is… — George Will
Until there's a public commitment, and action to back that commitment, a policy is only words on paper. — Tim Field
I do not believe any type of religion should ever be introduced into the public schools of the United States. — Thomas A. Edison
The media have just buried the last yuppie, a pathetic creature who had not heard the news that the great pendulum of public consciousness has… — Barbara Ehrenreich
The trade of advertising is now so near to perfection that it is not easy to propose any improvement. But as every art ought to… — Samuel Johnson
...the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It… — Robert Kennedy
I don't care about awards and public image. We know the business of entertainment. We worship our work, we worship our clients and we worship… — Shailender Singh
No matter what circumstances you sisters experience, your influence can be marvelously far-reaching. I believe some of you have a tendency to underestimate your profound… — James E. Faust
It will not be enough to rely on experts. Ordinary citizens must become experts too. It will take public opinion on a wide scale to… — Mikhail Gorbachev
It is a misfortune, inseparable from human affairs, that public measures are rarely investigated with that spirit of moderation which is essential to a just… — James Madison
There is in every breast a sensibility to marks of honor, of favor, of esteem, and of confidence, which, apart from all considerations of interest,… — James Madison
By its attempt to regulate and govern the private businesses, which are miscalled public accommodations in the bill, this proposal would inject the Government into… — Strom Thurmond
If the question [before justices of the peace] relate to any point of public liberty, or if it be one of those in which the… — Thomas Jefferson
Considering the great importance to the public liberty of the freedom of the press, and the difficulty of submitting it to very precise rules, the… — Thomas Jefferson
This formidable censor of the public functionaries [the press], by arraigning them at the tribunal of public opinion, produces reform peaceably, which must otherwise be… — Thomas Jefferson
Religion is a subject on which I have ever been most scrupulously reserved. I have considered it as a matter between every man and his… — Thomas Jefferson
Lethargy is the forerunner of death to the public liberty. — Thomas Jefferson
I am entirely persuaded that the agitations of the public mind advance its powers, and that at every vibration between the points of liberty and… — Thomas Jefferson

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