“Perhaps the greatest mistake made in American history was (in) allowing (the) government to educate our children” is a saying that has been printed on many images.
   
American writer, politician and investment advisor Harry Browne (1932-2006) wrote on HarryBrowne.org on May 9, 2003:
   
“Perhaps the greatest mistake made in American history was in allowing government to educate our children. We can’t expect government employees to teach our children that the one unique aspect of our heritage—the one element that set America apart from the rest of the world—was freedom from government.”
 
“PERHAPS THE GREATEST MISTAKE MADE IN AMERICAN HISTORY WAS ALLOWING GOVERNMENT TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN” (shown on an image by The Free Thought Project) was posted on Facebook by TeamNetworks.Net on December 31, 2016. “PERHAPS THE GREATEST MISTAKE MADE IN AMERICAN HISTORY WAS ALLOWING THE GOVERNMENT TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN—Harry Browne” (shown on another image by The Free Thought Project) was posted on Twitter by Carol on June 18, 2018.
 
“One of the greatest mistakes in American history dot-dot-dot was allowing government to educate our children in indoctrination camps for Marxism” was posted on Twitter by THE SILVER VIGILANTE ™️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on March 15, 2019. “ONE OF THE GREATEST MISTAKES IN AMERICAN HISTORY WAS ALLOWING GOVERNMENT TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN” (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Turning Point USA on June 12, 2019. “One of the greatest mistakes in American history was allowing the Government to educate our children” was posted on Twitter by KEYBOARD WARRIOR on September 18, 2020.
   
       
Wikipedia: Harry Browne
Harry Edson Browne (June 17, 1933 – March 1, 2006) was an American writer, politician, and investment advisor. He was the Libertarian Party’s Presidential nominee in the U.S. elections of 1996 and 2000. He authored 12 books that in total have sold more than 2 million copies.
     
Tenth Amendment Center
Does the Constitution Contain a Right to Privacy?
By: Tenth Amendment | Published on: Nov 30, 2009 | Categories: Constitution, Enumerated Powers, Tenther 101
by Harry Browne
Originally published on May 9, 2003 at HarryBrowne.org
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Perhaps the greatest mistake made in American history was in allowing government to educate our children. We can’t expect government employees to teach our children that the one unique aspect of our heritage – the one element that set America apart from the rest of the world – was ~ (“freedom from government” should be here.—ed.).
 
Once government moved in on education in the 1800s, it was all downhill from there
 
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|*|L i b e r t y W i r e|*|“Does the Constitution Contain a Right to Privacy?”
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May 10, 2003, 1:42:14 AM
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Does the Constitution Contain a Right to Privacy?
by Harry Browne
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* The Bill of Rights—which makes it plain that the government has no authority to do anything that _isn’t_ specified in Article 1, Section 8.
 
Perhaps the greatest mistake made in American history was in allowing government to educate our children. We can’t expect government employees to teach our children that the one unique aspect of our heritage—the one element that set America apart from the rest of the world—was _freedom from government_.

Once government moved in on education in the 1800s, it was all downhill from there.
 
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Constitution?
Erik D. Freeman
Sep 2, 2005, 1:04:41 PM
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Perhaps the greatest mistake made in American history was in allowing government to educate our children. We can’t expect government employees to teach our children that the one unique aspect of our heritage - the one
element that set America apart from the rest of the world - was freedom from government. Once government moved in on education in the 1800s, it was all downhill from there.
 
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Lisa Nielsen
@InnovativeEdu
The Greatest Mistake in American History: Letting Government Educate Our Children http://tinyurl.com/govschooling
9:57 AM · Feb 14, 2011
   
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Christopher
@christopherONLY
“The Greatest Mistake in American History: Letting Government Educate Our Children.”—Harry Browne
10:55 AM · Aug 25, 2011
   
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RC U Mich Dearborn
@RC_UMDearborn
“Perhaps the greatest mistake made in American history was in allowing government to educate our children.” - Harry Browne
7:19 AM · Sep 15, 2015
     
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TeamNetworks.Net
December 31, 2016 ·  ·
Perhaps the biggest mistake in American history - allowing government to educate our children
(The following text is shown on an image by The Free Thought Project.—ed.)
PERHAPS THE GREATEST MISTAKE
MADE IN AMERICAN HISTORY
WAS ALLOWING GOVERNMENT
TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN.
 
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Carol
@Carol38553
Perhaps the greatest mistake
made in American history
was allowing the government
to Educate Our Children..
(The following text is shown on an image by The Free Thought Project.—ed.)
PERHAPS THE GREATEST MISTAKE
MADE IN AMERICAN HISTORY
WAS ALLOWING THE GOVERNMENT
TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN
—Harry Browne
7:20 PM · Jun 18, 2018
       
Twitter 
THE SILVER VIGILANTE ™️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
@ALTMONEYFUND
One of the greatest mistakes in American history dot-dot-dot was allowing government to educate our children in indoctrination camps for Marxism @ Manhattan Beach, California https://instagram.com/p/BvC1xiOl-YL/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1v4cvoj8te56o
5:40 PM · Mar 15, 2019
 
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Turning Point USA
June 12, 2019 at 9:38 AM ·
Government Indoctrination Of Children MUST END! #BigGovSucks
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
ONE OF THE GREATEST MISTAKES
IN AMERICAN HISTORY
WAS ALLOWING GOVERNMENT
TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN
 
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@ShotsRangOut
Perhaps the greatest mistake in American history
Was allowing Government to educate our children
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
PERHAPS THE GREATEST MISTAKE
MADE IN AMERICAN HISTORY
WAS ALLOWING GOVERNMENT
TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN.
1:16 AM · Oct 9, 2019
   
Twitter
KEYBOARD WARRIOR
@warrior_hub
One of the greatest mistakes in American history was allowing the Government to educate our children. #1619Project #BidenHarris2020 #Trump2020LandslideVictory #biden #TrumpPence2020 #education
6:19 PM · Sep 18, 2020 from Mesa, AZ
 
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Chris Rossini
@ChrisRossini
“The greatest mistake in American history was letting government educate our children” - Harry Browne
8:45 PM · Apr 11, 2021
       
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Ginny Robinson
@realginnyrobins
One of the greatest mistakes in American history was allowing the government to educate our children.
7:18 AM · Jun 12, 2021
 
iFunny
LeaveMyRightsAlone_DTOM
21 sep 2021
“PERHAPS THE GREATEST MISTAKE MADE IN AMERICAN HISTORY WAS ALLOWING GOVERNMENT TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN” HARRY BROWNE THE FREE THOUGHT PROVECT
 
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Sal the Agorist
@SallyMayweather
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
PERHAPS THE GREATEST MISTAKE
MADE IN AMERICAN HISTORY
WAS ALLOWING GOVERNMENT
TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN.
9:22 PM · Apr 16, 2023