"The purpose of Compulsory Education is to deprive the common people of their commonsense." ― Gilbert K. Chesterton Topic(s): Education Tags: compulsory, education, purpose More From Gilbert K. Chesterton "Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised." "Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around." "It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it." More In Education "Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they’re 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education."― Ed Markey "We got stuffed 4-1, but it was just great to play against, it was like an education. You think you are half good and then you go and play against a side like that!"― Alan Hansen "I think it’s my adventure, my trip, my journey, and I guess my attitude is, let the chips fall where they may."― Leonard Nimoy