Sal Khan Quotes

The Brown decision promised that every child, regardless of the color of his or her skin, would have unequivocal access to quality education and an equal opportunity to pursue his/her dreams.

The government's objective, broadly expressed, is that all persons, whatever their level of ability, whether they live in town or country, have a right as citizens to a free education of the kind for which they are best fitted and to the fullest extent of their powers.

We should all have the opportunity to at least get a basic education and feel that you are worthy of something in life.

There shall be a system of common schools ... to be open without charge to all classes of persons

Education is a human right - a recognition of dignity that each person should be afforded.

Education is not a luxury, it is a basic human right.

It is no longer correct to regard higher education solely as a privilege. It is a basic right in today's world.

Education is both a tool of social justice as well as a fundamental driver of economic development.

Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind?

Parikrma aims to give underprivileged children an equal chance at education so they can integrate with kids of private schools and, later, with the society. I want these children to hold high-end jobs at multinational companies and not work at the lower end of the spectrum.

Everybody should be interested in access to primary and secondary education for everybody.

Everybody in this country who wants to should be able to get as much education as they want. Education is the best resource we have.

Over the next two years UNICEF will focus on improving access to and the quality of education to provide children who have dropped out of school or who work during school hours the opportunity to gain a formal education!

Education for all seems to be the product of a type of distributive justice that is in no way related to the individual.

I would like to make it so that education was a right, and not a privilege.

Education promotes equality and lifts people out of poverty. It teaches children how to become good citizens. Education is not just for a privileged few, it is for everyone. It is a fundamental human right.

Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age?

Every child in every neighborhood, of every color, class and background, deserves a school that will help them succeed.

In America we believe that every child, no matter where they live, who their family is, or what the color of their skin, is entitled to as good an education as the richest parent in America can give to their children.

If you stop and think about our history, one of the reasons we had an American century and there is an American dream was because at key points in our history we made very bold decisions about making sure that there was very broad, universal access to quality education.

The education of a nation instead of being confined to a few schools and universities for the instruction of the few, must become the national care and expense for the formation of the many.

Education is the civil rights issue of our era.

… adult education should be made available … so that our less privileged groups may be able to avail themselves of new openings which require more education than they possess.

Getting more girls a good education requires an approach that harnesses the collective efforts of developing nations, donor nations, multilateral organizations, NGOs, private-sector institutions.

We want to make access to a world-class education like clean drinking water or electricity.