Separate And Unequal Didn't Work 100 Years

As A Matter Of Record, New York City Spends A Higher Portion Of Its Budget On Instruction And Associated Costs Within The Schools Themselves Than Any Of The Other 100 Largest Districts In The Nation.

Now, I Don't Expect What I Write To Change Things. I Think I Write Now Simply As A Witness. This Is How It Is. This Is What We Have Done. This Is What We Have Permitted.

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 Which We Call - In Enemy Nations - 'state Indoctrination.'

Pick Battles Big Enough To Matter, Small Enough To Win.

I Always Want To Tell These Young Idealists That The World Is Not As Dangerous As Many In The Older Generation Want Them To Believe...the [people] For Whom I Feel The Greatest Sadness Are The Ones Who Choke On Their Beliefs, Who Never Act On Their Ideals, Who Never Know The State Of Struggle In A Decent Cause, And Never Know The Thrill Of Even Partial Victories.