Henry A. Wallace Quote on Common Good and Democracy

„This dullness of vision regarding the importance of the general welfare to the individual is the measure of the failure of our schools and churches to teach the spiritual significance of genuine democracy.“

Henry A. WallaceQuote by Henry A. Wallace on the failure of schools and churches to teach the importance of the common good in democracy.
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Henry A. Wallace was the Vice President of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt and an influential politician and agricultural scientist of the 20th century.

Henry A. Wallace criticizes the failure of education and religion to convey the true democratic meaning of the common good.


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Henry Agard Wallace (1888–1965) was an American politician, agricultural scientist, and Secretary of Agriculture. He served as the 33rd Vice President of the United States from 1941 to 1945 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Wallace was known for his visions of peaceful world order and advocated progressive policies during World War II and the early Cold War.

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