This is a universal human dream - that brains, not brawn, will rule - and the fact that America has the world's finest institutions of higher education may be our greatest single national asset.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Our higher education system is one of the things that makes America exceptional. There's no place else that has the assets we do when it comes to higher education. People from all over the world aspire to come here and study here. And that is a good thing.
I believe that it is higher education's purpose and calling to keep open the door to the American dream.
It is the goal of the American university to be the brains of the republic.
Higher education is one of few areas where this country competes with the rest of the world and wins. The best of American higher education outstrips any in the world. Look where the rest of the world goes for higher education, for graduate degrees. They come here.
When we make college more affordable, we make the American dream more achievable.
We are going to have the best educated American people in the world.
We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world.
The lack of diversity in higher education is a problem we as a country must tackle if we're going to live up to our promise.
The United States is the most innovative country in the world. But our leadership could slip away if we fail to properly fund primary, secondary and higher education.
On education, in order to ensure that America remains a world leader, we must create an educated, skilled workforce in the vital areas of science, math, engineering and information technology. At the same time, we must give every student access to a college degree.
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