“The world can no longer accept, the world can no longer accept that basic education is enough. Why do leaders accept that for children in developing countries, only basic literacy is sufficient, when their own children do homework in Algebra, Mathematics, Science and Physics?”

—  Malala Yousafzai

Nobel Peace Prize Lecture (December 10, 2014)

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