what i've about to what the book is about first of all, i consider to be the most famous lines of john dewey and a message with the best in life once for their own child that what they want for their own children the other ideals and acted upon it destroys our democracy. we live in a world where we want the best for our children and we allow other children to have circumstances we would not tolerate. this i would like to remind us of those words but the other quotation and is from a crusty old conservative john adams said in 1785 the whole people to take upon themselves the education of the whole people in and be willing to bear the expense is of its there shouldn't be a district of 1 mile square that to maintain at the public's expense of the people themselves. [applause] and i asked my editor of it is possible it to say that page is already filled up so we keep hearing in my head all the time the saying goes like this to steal the goose off the common but us they steal the comment from the goose. [laughter] [applause] >> with the state constitution it says the general assembly should provi

first of all what i consider to be the most seal the lines of john dewey, and it's a message i think that pertains to what's going on in public education today come with the best and wisest parent wants for his own child, that must the committee want for all of its children. any other ideal for our schools is narrow and unlovely, and acted upon it destroys our democracy. we don't live that. we live in a world where we want the best for our children and allowing other children to of circumstances that we would not tolerate for our children. so i would like to remind us of those words of -- that's the theme of this book. the of the quotation at the beginning of the book is from a crusty old conservative, john adams said in 1785, the whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people and be willing to bear the expenses of it. there should not be a district of one mile square, without a school in it, not founded by charitable individual, but maintained at the public expense of the people themselves. that's the definition of public education. [applause] and i asked m