"You don't need a city charter to know that education is the foundation of any community"

"Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college"

"Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten"

"A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm"

"The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows"

"Creating the kind of connections between people that lead to collective civic action, political expression, community dialogue, shared cultural experiences"

"Freedom can occur only through education"

"To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone"

"Education is indoctrination if you're white - subjugation if you're black"

"Genius without education is like silver in the mine"

"Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run"