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William J. Wilson
Crime, family dissolution, welfare, and low levels of social organization are fundamentally a consequence of the disappearance of work.
William J. Wilson
Class-based affirmative action is good in its own right, but it is not a substitute for race-based affirmative action.
William J. Wilson
But until we come up with certain guarantees - for example, guaranteed jobs where mothers move off welfare - I support welfare very strongly.
William J. Wilson
But this is quite different from Sweden, where the female-headed family rate is about equal to that of the United States, but poverty is not associated with family structure because Sweden you have a stronger family supports.
William J. Wilson
But the person who scored well on an SAT will not necessarily be the best doctor or the best lawyer or the best businessman. These tests do not measure character, leadership, creativity, perseverance.
William J. Wilson
And you can't capture the importance of the environment unless you recognize the interaction between social conditions and cultural conditions.
William J. Wilson
Affirmative action has to be combined with a broader program of social reform that would emphasize social rights: the right to employment, the right to education, the right to good health.
William J. Wilson
A lot of people feel that because of racism, it is unrealistic to get groups of different racial backgrounds to work together iri an effective coalition. I argue that it depends on leadership.
William J. Wilson
A lot of people are going to call me naive.
William J. Wilson
A black, middle-class kid, even though his parents may be middle income - maybe they're first-generation middle class - has also been affected by race issues.