America Quote by P. J. O'Rourke

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

Public schools helped create the idea of America and inculcate Americans with a few rudiments of knowledge. To judge by that very American item,…

— P. J. O'Rourke

Public education is a good foundation on which to build a better life for each of us. And if we want to prove to…

— Bill Cosby

Public schools were designed as the great equalizers of our society - the place where all children could have access to educational opportunities to…

— Janet Napolitano

There really shouldn't be public schools, should there?

— Lisa Kennedy Montgomery

Choosing education is a very good decision, not only good for the student, but also for our country. The United States was the first…

— Mitt Romney

The problem is not that public schools do not work well, but rather that they do. The first goal and primary function of schools…

— Wendy McElroy

Education is a fundamental principle of what made America a success. We can't afford to throw any young people away.

— Benjamin Carson

The first goal and primary function of the U.S. public school is not to educate good people, but good citizens. It is the function…

— Jonathan Kozol

Education promotes equality and lifts people out of poverty. It teaches children how to become good citizens. Education is not just for a privileged…

— Ban Ki-moon

It sometimes seems as though we were trying to combine the ideal of no schools at all with the democratic ideal of schools for…

— Robert M. Hutchins

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

— May Sarton