Democracy can only spring from practising it early, and democratic action was not to expected from young people brought up under a close authoritarian system.

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Following the rise of the Labour Party it seemed reasonable, in 1927, to expect, or...

Following the rise of the Labour Party it seemed reasonable, in 1927, to expect, or...

If an adult uses violence on a child, the child will naturally assume that he...

If an adult uses violence on a child, the child will naturally assume that he...

Measures of self-government and a school council, especially for such young children, were a great...

Measures of self-government and a school council, especially for such young children, were a great...

You could not receive a young man in your room; you might be permitted to...

You could not receive a young man in your room; you might be permitted to...

We have never yet had a labor Government that knew what taking power really means;...

We have never yet had a labor Government that knew what taking power really means;...

We want better reasons for having children than not knowing how to prevent them.

We want better reasons for having children than not knowing how to prevent them.

Marie Stopes had established the first birth control clinic in Britain; the whole question of...

Marie Stopes had established the first birth control clinic in Britain; the whole question of...

Hence we did not foster competition in our school, on the contrary.

Hence we did not foster competition in our school, on the contrary.

Marriage, laws, the police, armies and navies are the mark of human incompetence.

Marriage, laws, the police, armies and navies are the mark of human incompetence.

We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance.

We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance.

The report of this made me exceedingly angry, for I could not see why information...

The report of this made me exceedingly angry, for I could not see why information...