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Condoleezza Rice

My mom was a teacher - I have the greatest respect for the profession - we need great teachers - not poor or mediocre ones.

Condoleezza Rice

Mom

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Condoleezza Rice is emphasizing how much she values teaching because her mother was a teacher. She believes that having excellent teachers is essential, and simply having average or bad ones is not enough.

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