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Isabel Paterson, born on January 22, 1886, was an accomplished journalist and writer from the United States. Known for her distinctive writing style and unwavering support for liberalism, Paterson's career spanned various fields, including politics, economics, and social commentary.

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“There can be no greater stretch of arbitrary power than to seize children from their parents, teach them whatever the authorities decree they shall be taught, and expropriate from the parents the funds to pay for the procedure.”

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“Do you think nobody would willingly entrust his children to you or pay you for teaching them? Why do you have to extort your fees and collect your pupils by compulsion?”

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Book:The God of the Machine

Source: The God of the Machine

“A tax-supported, compulsory educational system is the complete model of the totalitarian state.”

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Book:God of the Machine

Source: God of the Machine

About the Author

Born: January 22, 1886
Died: January 10, 1961
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 42

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