I obviously didn t know Dean Condon, but I believe we would have been friends. I also believe Dean Condon would have shared my dreams of education reform. You all know that education is my number one priority. I ve said it before. I ll say it again.
Education is society s great equalizer and the economy s great energizer.
The surest way to strengthen our economy is to strengthen our education system. You will be the 100th class to graduate from this Law School. Well, I see the Governor of Washington State whoever that may be a hundred years hence standing up here and telling the class of 2202 about the commitment the class of 2002 made to ensuring that Washington State has the strongest educational system in the nation. I see that governor laughing at how large our elementary class sizes are today. I see him laughing about how public education only went through grade 12.