“The belief, not only of the socialist but of those so-called liberals who are diligently preparing the way for them is that by due skill an ill working humanity may be framed into well-working initiations. It is delusion. The defective natures of citizens will show themselves in bad acting of whatever social structure they are arranged into. There is no political alchemy by which you can get golden conduct out of laden instincts.” WayWellsMayShowsPoliticalHumanityBeliefSocialActingCitizensSkillsStructureInstinctIllDuesGoldenDelusionSocialistPreparingAlchemyFramedInitiationDefectiveSocial StructureBad Acting Author:Herbert Spencer
“You see it even in our educational systems, where the market model becomes central. It's a matter of just gaining a skill or gaining access to a job to live in some vanilla suburb, as opposed to becoming a critical citizen concerned with public interest and common good.” MatterJobsInterestCommonBecomingCitizensSkillsModelsConcernedEducationalCriticalAccessSuburbsCommon GoodEducational SystemPublic InterestVanilla Author:Cornel West
“Second, we will give our fellow citizens the skills they need for the jobs of today and the careers of tomorrow. When it comes to the school your child will attend, every parent should have a choice, and every child should have a chance.” NeedsGivingShouldChildrenTodaySchoolJobsChoicesParentChanceCareersTomorrowCitizensSkillsShould HaveFellowsYour Children Author:Mitt Romney