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Jonathan Kozol is an American writer, educator, and activist, best known for his books on public education in the United States. Wikipedia  

✵ 5. September 1936
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Famous Jonathan Kozol Quotes

“A dream does not die on its own. A dream is vanquished by the choices ordinary people make about real things in their own lives…”

Jonathan Kozol

Source: Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation

“Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.”

Jonathan Kozol

“You have to remember… that for this little boy whom you have met, his life is just as important to him, as your life is to you. No matter how insufficient or how shabby it may seem to some, it is the only one he has.”

Jonathan Kozol

Source: Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation

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