“By 1940 the literacy figure for all states stood at 96 percent for whites. Eighty percent for blacks. Notice for all the disadvantages blacks labored under, four of five were still literate. Six decades later, at the end of the 20th century, the National Adult Literacy Survey and the National Assessment of Educational Progress say 40 percent of blacks and 17 percent of whites can't read at all. Put another way, black illiteracy doubled, white illiteracy quadrupled, despite the fact that we spend three or four times as much real money on schooling as we did 60 years ago.” WayYearsStillsRealEndsStatesFactsThreeBlackWhiteFiveFourProgressCenturyFiguresSixPercentAdultsYears AgoEducationalDecadesDespite20th CenturyLiteracyAnother WayEightyDisadvantagesSchoolingSurveysAssessmentIlliteracyAll State Author:Vin Suprynowicz
“Despite a full century of scientific insights attesting to the antiquity of the earth, more than half of our neighbors believe that the entire cosmos was created six thousand years ago. This is, incidentally, about a thousand years after the Sumerians invented glue.” YearsBelieveEarthHalfCenturyThousandSixYears AgoInsightNeighborDespiteCosmosThousand YearsAntiquityGlueSumerians Book:Letter to a Christian Nation Source: Letter to a Christian Nation
“Management has failed miserably at creating increased value for shareholders. Indeed, despite some recent short-term gains, which actually only put us back where we were eight years ago, they have been devaluing our assets, turning a unique institution into just another entertainment company.” YearsHas BeensValuesTermCompanyCreatingUniqueGainsYears AgoManagementInstitutionsEntertainmentEightDespiteAssetsShort TermShareholders Author:Roy O. Disney
“On conflicts, generally speaking, the world is a hell of a lot better to live in today than it was thirty years ago, despite what's going on in Syria. There are definitely hopeful signs that the world is moving, decade by decade, in the right direction.” WorldYearsTodayMovingHellConflictYears AgoDecadesDespiteThirtyHopefulSyriaThirty YearsRight Direction Author:Richard Branson
“Turkey's path toward Europe started back in 1959, almost 50 years ago. But we have been pushed to the side ever since. Despite all the hurdles we will not deviate from our course towards Europe - even by one step.” YearsHas BeensCoursesSidesStepsPathEuropeYears AgoDespiteTurkeysHurdleDeviate Author:Recep Tayyip Erdogan
“Many years ago someone told me something that I flatly refused to accept. And I still don't accept it now, despite all the times I've seen it proved right. "The common good and the individual good rarely coincide..." Sure, I know, it's true. But some truths are probably worse than lies.” KnowsYearsStillsLyingIndividualCommonAcceptingYears AgoDespiteCommon GoodAnton Gorodetsky Book:Night Watch Source: Night Watch