Garrison KeillorWhen you wage war on the public schools, you're attacking the mortar that holds the community together. You're not a conservative, you're a vandal.
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The public schools are the mortar that holds the community together. They are the glue that sticks us all together. If you want to tear down our schools, you are taking away the mortar that holds us together. You are not conservative, you are a vandal.
Source: Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts From The Heart Of America
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