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Bobby Scott Quotes

American - Politician | April 30, 1947 -

Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate funding for port security is a significant issue for those of us who live in Richmond and Hampton Roads.

Live Alone Roads Year Security Over

These funds will ensure that ports will be able to pay for adequate security measures to protect all Americans against terrorist attacks from our seaports.

Security Will Protect Pay Against

While we must ensure that these dangerous new drugs and precursors do not get in the hands of children or others who would use them improperly, we must also be aware that these same drugs have legitimate uses.

Children Hands Dangerous New Others

In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and moral footing of racially segregated public education in this country.

Education Decision Legal Down Moral

The destinies of the two races in this country are indissolubly linked together, and the interests of both require that the common government of all shall not permit the seeds of race hate to be planted under the sanction of law.

Hate Together Government Law Seeds

Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments.

Education Today Important Function

In fact, the Harvard study data indicates that 70 percent of African American children attend schools that are predominately African American, about the same level as in 1968 when Dr. King died.

Children King American Data Study

So, the struggle for equal educational opportunity continues.

Opportunity Struggle Equal

The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled.

Opportunity Decision Equal Promise

Unequal funding resources also results in unequal educational opportunity when you consider studies that show that one half of low income students who are qualified to attend college do not attend because they can't afford to.

Opportunity College You Results Low

Another example of the educational inequality is the current debate over publicly financed school vouchers which will provide educational opportunities to a privileged handful, but deprive public schools of desperately needed resources.

School Opportunities Inequality Will

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