25 Years Ago
"The public schools, by their nature, rely on coercion, of the mind as well as the wallet."
—Virginia Postrel, "A Textbook Case of Coercion"
"Sitting at our computers, we can edit an article, design a page on a screen, fill it with edited copy, and zap it by phone to our computer composition company."
— Eric Marti, "Publishing the Computer Way"
"The case against conscription rests on more than sentiment, but the sentiment involved is important. Individual liberty is among our national treasures, and individual liberty and compulsory service are mutually exclusive."
—Greg Todd, "Duty, Honor, Country—But No Draft"
—October 1986
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