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Quote to Ponder: “I’m worried that students will take their obedient place in society and look to become successful cogs in the wheel – let the wheel spin around them as it wants without taking a look at what they’re doing. I’m concerned that students not become passive acceptors of the official doctrine that’s handed down to them from the White House, the media, textbooks, teachers and preachers.” – Howard Zinn

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

January 26, 2012 1 min read Free to read

Quote to Ponder: "I’m worried that students will take their obedient place in society and look to become successful cogs in the wheel - let the wheel spin around them as it wants without taking a look at what they’re doing. I’m concerned that students not become passive acceptors of the official doctrine that’s handed down to them from the White House, the media, textbooks, teachers and preachers." - Howard Zinn

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