Quote of the Day

Political theorist Hannah Arendt, on the subject of socializing children, as quoted by Jonah Goldberg in the New York Post.

Every generation, Western civilization is invaded by barbarians – we call them “children.”

The process of "civilizing" our little barbarians falls to parents and the schools. Clearly many parents and schools are dropping the ball, while increasingly people in developed societies are choosing to avoid that difficult task by not having children.