The ones I pity are the ones who never stick out their neck for something they believe, never know the taste of moral struggle, and never have the thrill of victory.

Quote by Jonathan Kozol

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Nationally, overwhelmingly non-white schools receive $1,000 less per pupil than overwhelmingly white schools.

Nationally, overwhelmingly non-white schools receive $1,000 less per pupil than overwhelmingly white schools.

Apartheid does not happen spontaneously, like bad weather conditions.

Apartheid does not happen spontaneously, like bad weather conditions.

Children are not simply commodities to be herded into line and trained for the jobs...

Children are not simply commodities to be herded into line and trained for the jobs...

An awful lot of people come to college with this strange idea that there's no...

An awful lot of people come to college with this strange idea that there's no...

I am opposed to the use of public funds for private education.

I am opposed to the use of public funds for private education.

But for the children of the poorest people we're stripping the curriculum, removing the arts...

But for the children of the poorest people we're stripping the curriculum, removing the arts...

When I was teaching in the 1960s in Boston, there was a great deal of...

When I was teaching in the 1960s in Boston, there was a great deal of...

I think a lot of people don't have any idea of how deeply segregated our...

I think a lot of people don't have any idea of how deeply segregated our...

So long as these kinds of inequalities persist, all of us who are given expensive...

So long as these kinds of inequalities persist, all of us who are given expensive...

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

Even if you never do anything about this, you've benefited from an unjust system. You're...

Even if you never do anything about this, you've benefited from an unjust system. You're...

Many of those who argue for vouchers say that they simply want to use competition...

Many of those who argue for vouchers say that they simply want to use competition...

If you grow up in the South Bronx today or in south-central Los Angeles or...

If you grow up in the South Bronx today or in south-central Los Angeles or...

Instead of seeing these children for the blessings that they are, we are measuring them...

Instead of seeing these children for the blessings that they are, we are measuring them...

You need massive recruitment to tell the poorest of the poor what is possible.

You need massive recruitment to tell the poorest of the poor what is possible.

Charity isn't a good substitute for justice

Charity isn't a good substitute for justice

What I tell these young people is, the world is not as dangerous as the...

What I tell these young people is, the world is not as dangerous as the...

I'd love to go back and teach primary school. I used to teach fourth grade...

I'd love to go back and teach primary school. I used to teach fourth grade...

The primary victims of Katrina, those who were given the least help by the government,...

The primary victims of Katrina, those who were given the least help by the government,...

At that time, I had recently finished a book called Amazing Grace, which many people...

At that time, I had recently finished a book called Amazing Grace, which many people...