Common Quote by Karl Jaspers

The public is not cognizant of the real value of education, and does not realize that education as a social force is not receiving…

— Anonymous

Public education was not founded to give society what it wants. Quite the opposite.

— May Sarton

In The Field Of Public Education, The Doctrine Of 'Separate But Equal' Has No Place

— Earl Warren

If we get public education right, everything else will follow. But if we get it wrong, not much else will matter.

— Steve Kagen

We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place.

— Earl Warren

The truth is that the want of common education with us is not from our poverty, but from the want of an orderly system.…

— Thomas Jefferson

Democracy, like life, is hard to learn and doesn't have a teacher,

— Jose Gonzalez

The education of the common people requires, perhaps, in a civilized and commercial society, the attention of the public more than that of people…

— Adam Smith

Public education is a great instrument of social change. Through it, if we so desire, we can make our country more nearly a democracy…

— James Bryant Conant

The whole idea of a public education was to train young people about how our system of government works, so they could be good…

— Sandra Day O'Connor

While the romanticized ideal of universal public education resonates with the cognoscenti who oppose vouchers, poor urban families just want the best education for…

— Clarence Thomas

Education and democracy have the same goal: the fullest possible development of human capabilities.

— Paul Wellstone