| From The Campaign Trail |
"What we seem to say to young people is: 'You're worthy if you're a great athlete. Or you're worthy if you're a great student. But if your talent is in music, painting, whatever, then that's somehow less valuable.' Exactly the opposite is true. That's extraordinarily valuable to America and to what people will remember about us." |
| - Presidential Candidate John Edwards |
To retain this critical education element, I will invest up to $500 million in arts and music education programs. |
| - Presidential Candidate Bill Richardson |
"I tend to think that one of the greatest mistakes in the past generation has been that many school districts cut their budgets in music and art programs and in doing so they've done one of the dumbest things that can ever be done. A true music and art education is not just extra-curricular ... it is essential." |
| - Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee |
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