“In many places, classrooms are overcrowded and curricula are outdated. Most of our qualified teachers are underpaid, and many of our paid teachers are unqualified. So we must give every child a place to sit and a teacher to learn from. Poverty must not be a bar to learning, and learning must offer an escape from poverty.” GivingChildrenEducationPovertyTeacherOffersPaidBarsClassroomQualifiedOutdatedUnqualifiedUnderpaid Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“When I am at home, I never go near the synagogue unless, say, there is a bar or bat mitzvah involving the children of friends. But when I am traveling, in a country where Jewish life is scarce or endangered, I often make a visit to the shul.” ChildrenCountryHomeLife IsBarsBatsInvolvingScarceSynagogueMitzvahJewish LifeBat Mitzvah Book:Christopher Hitchens and His Critics: Terror, Iraq, and the Left Source: Christopher Hitchens and His Critics: Terror, Iraq, and the Left