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“Take the US. Women were not even able to vote until 90 ago, at about the same time they gained the right in Afghanistan. Rights of former slaves were very limited until the 1960s, and in some ways still are. In these and other domains there has been progress in democracy, though still seriously flawed. In other dimensions - the control of concentrated wealth over the political process, for example, things have gotten much worse in recent years. And there is much more, in both directions.”

Way Years Has Beens Stills Able Political Process Wealth Democracy Rights Progress Example Vote Slave Former Dimensions Afghanistan Domain Flawed 1960s

Author:Noam Chomsky

“The United States has to move very fast to even stand still.”

Stills States America Moving United United States Progress

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963

“We've had to overcome a lot in America to become a nation of progress. We still have a lot of progress to be made.”

Made Stills America Nations Progress Overcoming

Author:Nina Turner

“You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere.”

Stills Science Time Chance Progress Standing Faster Classroom Toes Standing Still

Author:Charles Kettering

“Today, we have come a distance. We have made a lot of progress. That cannot be denied. You cannot dispute the fact that our country is so different from 50 years ago. But we still have problems. There are too many people that have been left out and left behind, and they are African American, they are White, Latino, Asian American, and Native American.”

“We have to recognize we've got some big problems on race, just like we got still big problems on crime, just like we got big problems on just about everything. But we also have to make sure that we've - draw confidence from the progress that we have made, 'cause otherwise, you get into this cycle of cynicism.”

Made Stills Problem Bigs Causes Race Progress Crime Draws Cycles Cynicism Big Problems

Author:Barack Obama

“We are all forever a work in progress. I mean, that is the truth. You are forever in your whole life a work in progress, and forever there is a 12-year-old that's driving in to work with you every day. And you are still on the school playground and you are still whatever it is in college or you are still wondering why someone didn't return your call or ask you out.”

Years Mean Stills Whole School Asks Wonder Forever Progress College Return Whole Life Driving Playgrounds Work In Progress

Author:Sherry Lansing

“There has been so much recent talk of progress in the areas of curriculum innovation and textbook revision that few people outside the field of teaching understand how bad most of our elementary school materials still are.”

People Has Beens Stills School Progress Teaching Fields Materials Areas Innovation Textbooks Curriculum Revision Elementary School

Author:Jonathan Kozol