Brigham Young on “Free” Education
Conner notated the following quote, which I thought would be an interesting Sunday post for the LDS folks who follow my blog.
I am opposed to free education as much as I am opposed to taking property from one man and giving it to another who knows not how to take care of it… I do not believe in allowing my charities to go through the hands of robbers who pocket nine-tenths themselves and give one tenth to the poor… Would I encourage free schools by taxation? No!
Author: Brigham Young, Source: Journal of Discourses Vol. 18, p. 357
Now there’s something to chew on. I don’t know about you, but I’m with Brigham. Referendum 1 would take us one step closer to this conservative ideal.
I should clarify that (to me) this is not a religious issue. A conservative catholic or a libertarian Baptist might have said the same thing, and I’d still agree 100%.
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