Education sans morality

"To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society." — Theodore Roosevelt

They loot and plunder us, receiving lavish privileges in return, and then justify it all as "politics." They, standing on our taxes and the treasury, oppress us, both directly and systematically, all in the name of national interest. They, in return for paid patronage, fatalistically justify our agonising plight, much like their peers did in medieval times under the pretext of the Divine Right of Kings.

They are paid otherwise, but they authenticate barbaric powers and unjust practices and call it the imperative of justice. They claim to represent the public yet trade their souls to sing the oppressor's hymn. They enslave us and still call themselves our servants. They loot ailing people of their hard-earned bucks and call it a grand service to humanity.

Yet all of them take pride in their education, morality, intellect and contributions. Though this paradox may not be........

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