A Quote by Robert Reich

Education is not the only answer and it's certainly not the immediate solution. At best, it's a necessary, but not sufficient response to widening inequality.

Robert Reich

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Answer Best Certainly Education Immediate Inequality Necessary Only Response Solution Sufficient Widening

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Robert Reich
American - Economist
Born: June 24, 1946

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