The kind of society which we still have is maybe, in some cases, getting worse. Competition is becoming a virtue. Intense competition drives people to go more and more into self-interest. Even to see other folks as competition.

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There's a kind of sick security some people get out of keeping away from people...

There's a kind of sick security some people get out of keeping away from people...

I would like to spend my next two years showing how the aim of making...

I would like to spend my next two years showing how the aim of making...

It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that...

It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that...

I do not think we are ever going to be able to, for a long...

I do not think we are ever going to be able to, for a long...

Those involved in the program are interested in how to use photography, videos, the Internet,...

Those involved in the program are interested in how to use photography, videos, the Internet,...

You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

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The ownership of computers in the home is far less than the statistics show, because...

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Children are already accustomed to a world that moves faster and is more exciting than...

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Excitement in education and student productivity, the ability to get a result that you want...

He testified that when you looked at it through the eyes of 'let's do it,'...

He testified that when you looked at it through the eyes of 'let's do it,'...

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I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on...

Our government just won't enforce civil rights laws. The laws will be ignored.

Our government just won't enforce civil rights laws. The laws will be ignored.

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Technology tools such as laptops are the kind of help that we need. A program...

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Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for...

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It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and...

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We need to get ready for a world where terrorism will not ever fully go...

We can do it better, more consistently, and in the end, it will cost us...

We can do it better, more consistently, and in the end, it will cost us...

What is our greatest enemy? Segregation.

What is our greatest enemy? Segregation.

People's lives have to change as a result of this legislation.

People's lives have to change as a result of this legislation.

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People didn't always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp...