Benefits Quote by Sam Houston

Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments.

— Bobby Scott

Education, when delivered properly, can benefit a lot of people and make productive citizens out of those otherwise given no hope.

— John Murray

To the security of a free Constitution it [knowledge] contributes in various ways: by teaching the people themselves to know and to value their…

— George Washington

For a very small expence the public can facilitate, can encourage, and can even impose upon almost the whole body of the people, the…

— Adam Smith

Education is important even beyond the bounds of the opportunities it gives to the individual; it is a crucial and basic requirement for ensuring…

— Sadiq Khan

To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is ... the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges…

— John Quincy Adams

The purpose of education is to free the student from the tyranny of the present.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Widespread public access to knowledge, like public education, is one of the pillars of our democracy, a guarantee that we can maintain a well-informed…

— Scott Turow

The government's objective, broadly expressed, is that all persons, whatever their level of ability, whether they live in town or country, have a right…

— Peter Fraser

Governments can enhance growth by increasing inclusiveness. A country's most valuable resource is its people. So it is essential to ensure that everyone can…

— Joseph Stiglitz

Education enables people and societies to be what they can be.

— Bill Richardson

The preservation of our free society in the years and decades to come will depend ultimately on whether we succeed or fail in directing…

— J. William Fulbright