Sheer wonder was in their eyes as they looked at this tiny bit
of humanity, brought into existence by their own sexual union, yet obviously speaking to them
of the wonderful and mysterious creation
of an entirely new
life.
In the closing paragraphs
of Savage Inequalities, Jonathon Kozol exposes the effect
of unequal public school funding systems, noting: «From the top
of the hill... the horizon is so wide and open... one
wonders what might happen to the spirits
of these children if they had a chance to breathe this air and stretch their arms and see so far... Standing there by the [river]... one is struck by the
sheer beauty
of this country,
of its goodness and unrealized goodness,
of the limitless potential that it holds to render
life rewarding and the spirit clean.