“The de facto censorship which leaves so many Americans functionally illiterate about the history of US foreign affairs may be all the more effective because it is not official, heavy-handed or conspiratorial, but woven artlessly into the fabric of education and media. No conspiracy is needed.”
William Blum
“I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot.”
J. D. Salinger
“I read that script. It's one of the most disgusting, foul things I've seen -- by any illiterate retard -- in a long time. There's no limit to how low some people will go to write something to make money.”
Lou Reed
“An illiterate king is a crowned ass”
English Proverb
“No amount of charters, direct primaries, or short ballots will make a democracy out of an illiterate people.”
Walter Lippmann
“Ignorance and illiteracy are obviously not synonymous; even illiterate masses can cast their ballots with intelligence, once they are informed.”
William Orville Douglas
“The reason Martin studied Japanese is because orchestra members teased him that he was illiterate in seven languages. He knew a little bit of French; he knew a little bit of Russian; he knew a little bit of Italian, but none well at all. They teased him, so he studied Japanese, because it was the hardest language.”
Carrie Smith
