Quote of the Day

"Every politically controlled educational system will inculcate the doctrine of state supremacy sooner or later. . . . Once that doctrine has been accepted, it becomes an almost superhuman task to break the stranglehold of the political power over the life of the citizen. It has had his body, property and mind in its clutches from infancy. An octopus would sooner release its prey. A tax-supported, compulsory educational system is the complete model of the totalitarian state."

~Isabel Paterson, The God of the Machine (1943)

Related, from The Cato Institute: "The Utah House of Representatives passed the nation’s first universal school voucher bill, and it’s probably going to pass the Senate this week as well, and be signed by the governor. If it is signed into law, it will be an unprecedented step forward for educational freedom in this country."