"We must stop the trend of closing schools and building prisons"
- Gale Sayers
About this Quote
This quote by Gale Sayers is a call to action to resolve the systemic concerns that are causing the closure of schools and the construction of jails. It is a tip that our society ought to be concentrated on offering educational chances for our youth, not incarcerating them. Sayers is highlighting the reality that the trend of closing schools and building prisons is a reflection of our society's concerns and values. He is advising us to take a tough look at the root causes of this trend and to take actions to reverse it. He is recommending that we purchase our youth and their education, instead of in prisons. By doing so, we can create a more fair and just society.
This quote is written / told by Gale Sayers somewhere between May 30, 1943 and today. He was a famous Athlete from USA.
The author also have 6 other quotes.
"Did you know that nearly one in three children live apart from their biological dads? Those kids are two to three times more likely to grow up in poverty, to suffer in school, and to have health and behavioral problems"
"As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us"
"Now we maintain that we cannot be afford to be concerned about 6 percent of the children in this country, black children, who you allow to come into white schools. We have 94 percent who still live in shacks. We are going to be concerned about those 94 percent"
"I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place"
"And before our current legislature adjourns, we intend to become the first state of full and true choice by saying to every low and middle-income Hoosier family, if you think a non-government school is the right one for your child, you're as entitled to that option as any wealthy family; here's a voucher, go sign up"
