#erica

The greatest obstacle to those who hope to reform American education is complacency. ↗

— Diane Ravitch

#complacency #education #greatest #greatest obstacle #hope

The first job I had with the Smithsonian was as a field researcher among African American communities in Southwest Louisiana and Arkansas for the festival. ↗

— Bernice Johnson Reagon

#african american #american #among #arkansas #communities

We will have health care reform in America. ↗

— Dick Durbin

#care #health #health care #health care reform #reform

The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests. ↗

— Charley Reese

#american #been #british #driven #economic

The news in Europe, West and East, is still showing America in flames, flood, etc. Cities are shown underwater; befuddled American officials are shown trying to explain why we are winning the war on terrorism. ↗

— Richard Reeves

#american #befuddled #cities #east #etc

A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#american politics #anything #avoidance #issues #politics

The largest party in America, by the way, is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. It's the party of non-voters. ↗

— Robert Reich

#america #democrats #largest #neither #nor

I wish it were simply a nightmare, but I think that any reasonable person watching American politics would come to the conclusion that a second Bush administration would in fact incorporate a more radicalized version of what we've seen in the first administration. ↗

— Robert Reich

#american #american politics #any #bush #bush administration

True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going. ↗

— Robert Reich

#about #america #burden #cheap #fair

Gang violence in America is not a sudden problem. It has been a part of urban life for years, offering an aggressive definition and identity to those seeking a place to belong in the chaos of large metropolitan areas. ↗

— Dave Reichert

#america #areas #been #belong #chaos