Education must provide the opportunities for self-fulfillment; it can at best provide a rich and challenging environment for the individual to explore, in his own way.

The American escalation of the war in Laos provoked a response by the Communist forces, which now control more of Laos than ever before.

Remember, the U.S. is a powerful state, it's not like Libya. If Libya wants to carry out terrorist acts, they hire Carlos the Jackal or something. The United States hires terrorist states.

The general public are not even aware of major decisions that will determine their fate, hence are in no position to influence them

There certainly are those who worship the state much as divinities are worshipped. Not just the state but even leaders.

There's something deeply rooted in American culture. You can pretty much identify what it was. You take a look at the history. It was internal conquest. You had to defend yourself against what the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, an enlightened figure, called the attacks of the "merciless Indian savages," whose known way of warfare was torture and destruction. Also you had a slave population, you had to protect yourself against them. You needed guns.

I've already supported Bernie Sanders in the primaries.