The following was posted at Instapundit by Ed Driscoll, variously attributed to a Bill Brindley or a 'Wanye' Burkett. "Authorship unknown" is probably accurate.
Maybe the most important thing you learn by attending public school is that we are all at the mercy of the bottom quintile. The rules you follow in life will be based on the behavior of the bottom quintile, the taxes you pay are to support the bottom quintile, the greatest risks to your life and property will come from the bottom quintile, the dearth of comfortable public spaces is because you have to allow the bottom quintile to be there, our zoning laws are developed for fear of the bottom quintile.
The bottom quintile is the lowest 20%. There is much truth in this observation.
