Ending Poverty in America, by John Edwards: on Civil Rights

Equal opportunity needs to be active principle, not passive

Our nation was founded as the land of opportunity, and we should strive to provide equal opportunity. Americans willing to work should have access to entry-level jobs. Equality is one of the abiding principles on which America is based; we need to make it an active principle, not a passive one. Every single child should attend a good school, and every adult would be able to get the job training he or she needs. Source: Ending Poverty in America, by John Edwards, p.259 Apr 2, 2007

The above quotations are from Ending Poverty in America How to Restore the American Dream, edited by John Edwards, Marion Crain, and Arne Kalleberg. Click here for definitions & background information on Civil Rights. Click here for other issues (main summary page). Click here for more quotes by John Edwards on Civil Rights.
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