“Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education.”
John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) 35th president of the United States of America
Special Message to the Congress on Education (20 February 1961) http://www.jfklink.com/speeches/jfk/publicpapers/1961/jfk46_61.html <br class="br">1961 <br class="br">Context: Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. Our requirements for world leadership, our hopes for economic growth, and the demands of citizenship itself in an era such as this all require the maximum development of every young American's capacity. The human mind is our fundamental resource.