Arthur Capper Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The pressure of special interests, the demands of special sections of the state, the needs of friends, all must be subordinated to the good of the people as a whole.”

“We now consider as fundamental economic functions of the state, many duties that were left a generation ago to chance.”

“For the 95 per cent whose only means of schooling is the district or the city school, we must provide what we are not now providing, an education that will better fit them for the struggle of life.”

“It is our duty to see that our future citizens are well born; that they are properly nourished, and are reared in that environment most likely to develop in them their full capacity and powers.”