If Jobs Are Important, Education Is Important.

The Elimination Of Ignorance, Of Illiteracy... And Of Needless Inequalities In Opportunities (is) To Be Seen As Objectives That Are Valued For Their Own Sake. They Expand Our Freedom To Lead The Lives We Have Reason To Value, And These Elementary Capabilities Are Of Importance On Their Own

Sometimes The Lack Of Substantive Freedoms Relates Directly To Economic Poverty, Which Robs People Of The Freedom To Satisfy Hunger; Or To Achieve Sufficient Nutrition, Or To Obtain Remedies For Treatable Illnesses Or The Opportunity To Be Adequatley Clothed Or Sheltered, Or To Enjoy Clean Water Or Sanitary Facilities.

Freedoms Are Not Only The Primary Ends Of Development, They Are Also Among Its Principal Means.

Virtually Everything We Do Is Dependent On Others, From The Arts And Culture To Farmers Who Grow The Food We Eat. Quite A Lot Of The Differences That Make Us Rich And Poor Are Matters Just Of Luck. To Somehow Revel In One’s Privilege Would Be A Mistake. An Even Bigger Mistake Would Be Trying To Convert That Into A Theory That The Rich Are So Much More Productive Than Many Of Us.

I'm Very Skeptical Of The Amount Of Money That Goes Into Military Expenditure, Not Just In The Poor Countries [but] Also In The Rich. I Think It's One Of The Most Massive Wastes In The World, But Education Is [at The] Other End. It's The Bearer Of The Greatest Fruits That Mankind Has Ever Known.