That would have meant mentioning the constitution. Harris has no idea of what’s in the constitution.  And to have admitted state’s rights would have opened up subjects the progressives do not want anything to do with.

Thus the quagmire.  Wrong place to fight a war, but it was a great place to profit.

I phrased it badly. Instead of saying “let them understand it” I meant “expose them to it”.  The idea was simply never presented to me in school.

At least when the slaves were forced to come over they were wanted and were immediately given jobs a meager place to live and food to eat.

“Education is the silver bullet. Education is everything. We don't need little changes. We need gigantic revolutionary changes. . . . Competition for the best teachers should be fierce. They should be getting six-figure salaries. Schools should be incredibly expensive for government and absolutely free of charge for its citizens, just like national defense." --Sam Seaborne, West Wing”

By Investopedia  Updated Jun 25, 2019
The United States spends more money educating its young people than any other nation, according to Education at a Glance 2017, the most recent study from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which compiles educational data from nations across the globe each year. In 2014, the U.S. spent an average of $12,157 per student on elementary and secondary education, over 30% more than the OECD average of $9,419. College spending, including technical schools and universities, was nearly $30,000, 75% more than the average spending of other countries in the OECD. Total U.S. spending averaged $16,268 per student, 51% more than the average for all of the countries included in the OECD study.