Mark Twain Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"God made the Idiot for practice,
and then He made the School Board."

by:	Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835-1910) American author and humorist
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Categories:	Education, Government, Knowledge, Truth, God
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I've gotta remember this one tomarrow in class. -- Student, Bellevue WA 3
Totally a 5. -- Student, again 3
Why am I glad I wasn't alive to get on Twain's bad side? Hehe. He kicked and still kicks a $$. -- Byron, Fort Collins, CO 4
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RIGHT ON THE MONEY FOR THIS PART OF THE WORLD -- Anonymous, ATLANTA 4
He also said to never let schooling get in the way of your education. -- jim k, Austin, Tx 5
I like his humor. But school boards surely can't be that bad. -- wayne, naples 2
Here's something for students in college or planning to go to college,from "Dilberts Guide to the Rest of Your Life", a book I strongly recommend. If your college degree has the word "arts" in it anywhere, you"ll have no problem getting a job, at least as long as cars and dishes get dirty. -- jim k, Austin, Tx 3
The school board is nothing more than another set of words for your neighbors... which are just yourself in the mirror... I have seen the enemy and it is us. -- Anonymous, Reston, VA, US 2
Way too true, way too often -- Mike, Norwalk 4
Reston, VA, US have you no sense of humor? -- wayne, naples 3
Classic. ;-) -- E Archer, NYC 3
wayne, naples you should have left the last two words off your query of Reston, VA -- Rusty, Where the buffalo roam, USA 2