Marianne Williamson in CBS "Face the Nation" interviews during 2019

On Education: Fund schools with federal mandate, not property taxes

The truth of the matter is we are the only advanced industrialized nation that bases our educational funding on property taxes. What this means is that a child in a financially advantaged neighborhood stands a good chance of getting a very high-quality public school education here. But if a child does not grow up in a financially advantaged neighborhood, then the opportunities are far less for a higher quality education. There should be a federal mandate. Source: CBS Face the Nation interviews in 2019 Jul 28, 2019

On Families & Children: Federal mandate for social services for children

Q: One of the things you're floating is this idea of creating a Department of Children--

WILLIAMSON: Children and Youth, yes. Education is extremely important, but we have children who are traumatized before they even reach preschool. We have a relatively high infant mortality rate. We need more than just educational funding. We need wraparound services.

Q: How would you fund it?

WILLIAMSON: There should be a federal mandate.

Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2019 Democratic Primary Jul 28, 2019

On War & Peace: We're spending $350B supporting genocidal war against Yemen

Q: What should be America's role in the world?

WILLIAMSON: Moral leadership. Our grandparents would be rolling over in their graves to see something like, for the sake of a $350 billion-dollar arms deal over the next ten years, we are giving aerial support to a genocidal war that Saudi Arabia is waging against Yemen. I'm not saying that America was ever perfect, but there was a time on this planet when other nations, and Americans ourselves, saw that we at least tried to stand for de

Source: CBS Face the Nation interviews in 2019 Jul 28, 2019

The above quotations are from CBS "Face the Nation" interviews during 2019 (Margaret Brennan interviewing candidates for 2019-20 races). Click here for other excerpts from CBS "Face the Nation" interviews during 2019 (Margaret Brennan interviewing candidates for 2019-20 races). Click here for other excerpts by Marianne Williamson. Click here for a profile of Marianne Williamson.
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