Illiteracy Quotes
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The illiteracy level of our children are appalling.
— 2004 Speaking in Washington, 23 Jan.
This reduction implies the release of funds for development and a shift of the labour force previously dedicated to military industries toward peaceful activities, protection of human rights, conservation of the environment, the eradication of illiteracy, promotion of education and scientific research together with enhanced efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals and implement the agenda for the post-2015 period.
— CELAC / Zone of Peace: “A key step to countering the globalization of militarism” – UN Expert [73]
A good many times I have been present at gatherings of people who?are thought highly educated and who have?been expressing their incredulityat the illiteracy of scientists.Once or twice I have been provoked and have asked the company how many of them could describe the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The response was cold: it was also negative.
— 1959 TheTwo Cultures, Rede Lecture, ch.1.
The need for general scientific understanding by the public has never been larger, and the penalty for scientific illiteracy never harsher… Lack of scientific fundamentals causes people to make foolish decisions about issues such as the toxicity of chemicals, the efficacy of medicines, the changes in the global climate.
peter agre— Peter Agre's speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 2003
I have no doubt in my mind that our chief national problems relating to the eradication of poverty, illiteracy and disease and the scientific production and distribution can be tackled only along socialistic lines.The Very first thing that our future national government will have to do is to set up a commission for drawing up a comprehensive plan for reconstruction.
subhas chandra bose— As quoted in The Alternative Leadership 1936-1941 (1996) by Aleander Werth p.63
A political system seeking to function amongst ignorant, illiterate and barbaric people could have marvelous principles but could only succeed in being ignorant, illiterate and barbaric unless one addressed the people one by one and cured the ignorance, illiteracy and barbarism of each citizen.
l. ron hubbard— "Politics" (13 February 1965)
One of the motivations was killing black babies, because they didn't want to deal with the problems of illiteracy and poverty.
herman cain— Roig-Franzia, Manuel (2004-07-18). "Cain Makes Inroads in Ga. Senate Bid". Washington Post. Retrieved on 2011-10-15. about the formation of Planned Parenthood
It is science alone that can solve the problems of hunger and poverty, of insanitation and illiteracy, of superstition and deadening custom and tradition, of vast resources running to waste, of a rich country inhabited by starving people... Who indeed could afford to ignore science today? At every turn we have to seek its aid... the future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.
jawaharlal nehru— Quoted in Atma Ram, "The Making of Optical Glass in India: Its Lessons for Industrial Development", Proceedings of ihe National Institute of Sciences of India (1961), 27, 564-5.
Wisdom and intellect is every man's friend, ignorance and illiteracy are his enemies.
— Ibn Shu’ba al-Harrani, Tuhaf al-'Uqul, p.467
As part of the National Strategy, the Government should commit itself to the virtual elimination of functional illiteracy and innumeracy.
moser, claus, baron moser— The Moser report on Literacy and Numeracy [1]
