A Quote by James Lankford

Certainly, every student and school ought to have standards and evaluation, but who sets those standards, and who writes the test? Whoever controls the test controls the school.

James Lankford

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Certainly Controls Evaluation Every Ought School Sets Standards Student Test Those Whoever Writes

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James Lankford
American - Politician
Born: March 4, 1968

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Erica Jong

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George Clinton

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Wilma Mankiller

Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.

Henry A. Kissinger

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Whoever controls work and wages, controls morals.

Susan B. Anthony

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Allen Ginsberg

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Noam Chomsky

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