- Nov 07, 2020
Illiterate Quotes
The cost of being denied an education.
These illiterate quotes cite real literacy statistics from the Arab world and prison populations, alongside historical schooling gaps in Angola. For related reading, see our Children quotes collection.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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There are nearly one billion illiterate people on Earth.
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Sixty-six percent is the literacy rate in the Arab world. We have 58 million illiterate among adults in our part of the world.
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The majority of people in Angola were not provided with any kind of schooling and were completely illiterate, very badly paid, and treated almost as slaves.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot.
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Yiddish, originally, in Eastern Europe was considered the language of children, of the illiterate, of women. And 500 years later, by the 19th century, by the 18th century, writers realized that, in order to communicate with the masses, they could no longer write in Hebrew. They needed to write in Yiddish, the language of the population.
- Nov 07, 2020
I had grandparents who were native Irish speakers, and also, two of the four grandparents were illiterate.
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the press really thinks Obama is Lincoln, they ought to treat him like they treated Bush, 'cause that's how they treated Lincoln. His critics compared Lincoln to an ape; they called him an illiterate baboon.
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- Nov 07, 2020