Thomas Babington Macaulay Quote 

"The maxim, that governments ought to train the people in the way
in which they should go, sounds well. But is there any reason for
believing that a government is more likely to lead the people in the
right way than the people to fall into the right way of themselves?"

by:
Thomas Babington Macaulay
(1800-1859) [Lord Macaulay] 1st Baron Macaulay, British historian
Source:
"Southey's Colloquies on Society" par. SC.60
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Government makes a very poor parent.
 -- E Archer, NYC
 
Nope,none at all! The maxim quoted does work very well indeed - for dictators, plutocrats, theocrats, bureaucrats and those seeking power over others.
 -- John-Douglas, Nassau
 
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