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Our schools should get five years to get back to where they were in 1963. If they're still bad maybe we should declare educational bankruptcy, give the people their money and let them educate themselves and start their own schools

William Bennett

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William Bennett
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: July 3
Former United States Secretary Of Education
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Brooklyn
New York
William John Bennett
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Loving your homeland is just as natural as loving your father or mother - after all, your country nourishes you, protects you, and in many ways makes you who you are. Just as it's a virtue to honor your parents, it's a good and admirable thing to honor the land you call home.
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