Every politically controlled educational system will inculcate the doctrine of state supremacy sooner or later. . . . Once that doctrine has been acc…

- Isabel Paterson

The humanitarian in theory is the terrorist in action.

- Isabel Paterson

It takes the best part of a lifetime to find out what you don't want.

- Isabel Paterson

The power to do things for people is also the power to do things to people.

- Isabel Paterson

There can be no greater stretch of arbitrary power than is required to seize children from their parents, teach them whatever the authorities decree …

- Isabel Paterson

A tax-supported, compulsory educational system is the complete model of the totalitarian state.

- Isabel Paterson

Freedom is dangerous. Possibly crawling on all fours might be safer than standing upright, but we like the view better up there.

- Isabel Paterson

No law can give power to private persons; every law transfers power from private persons to government.

- Isabel Paterson

The humanitarian wishes to be a prime mover in the lives of others. He cannot admit either the divine or the natural order, by which men have the pow…

- Isabel Paterson