Quotes of Literacy - somelinesforyou

“ What a joy, that literacy is no longer prima facie evidence of treason. ”

- John Steinbeck

“ Schizophrenia may be a necessary consequence of literacy. ”

- Marshall McLuhan

“ To succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education - literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills. ”

- Alan Greenspan

“ A computer does not substitute for judgment any more than a pencil substitutes for literacy. But writing without a pencil is no particular advantage. ”

- Robert S. McNamara

“ Literacy is not, as it is considered in our schools, a PORTION of education. It IS education. It is at once the ability AND the inclination of the mind to find knowledge, to pursue understanding, and out of knowledge and understanding, not out of received attitudes and values or emotional responses, however worthy, to make judgments. ”

- Richard Mitchell
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