Who said "Education is the most powerful weapon against poverty."?

This quote is attributed to Langston Hughes.

Education is the most powerful weapon against poverty. - Langston Hughes

"Education is the most powerful weapon against poverty."

Langston Hughes Education

Poet Novelist American 1901–1967

"I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins."

"Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly."

"Life for me ain't been no crystal stair."

"I am my mother's son. I wear the colors she gave me when I was born."

"Education opens doors."

"Education opens doors to endless possibilities."

"I ain't got the education you got, bub."

"You can't put a price on history."