"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
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Just as the individual is responsible for his own and his children's physical well-being, he is likewise responsible for his own and his children's education. The parent must pay to feed the child's stomach. He must also pay to feed the child's mind.
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From the article: "Unfortunately, about 1830 some educators did arise who convinced many that education was a governmental responsibility..."
Their convincing was done at the point of a gun. The Massachusetts legislature imported Prussian schooling at Horace Mann's request, and they had to force a lot of unwilling people to stick their kids in these government schools. See http://johntaylorgatto.com/chapters/index.htm