&gt; The most evident and dangerous venue for such engineering is the public schools, in which the government subjects our children to every sort of social experiment, and what have we to show for it?<p>First two to spring to mind: A dramatic drop in violent crime since the 1970s because the &quot;self-appointed masterminds&quot; restricted lead. A dramatic drop in road deaths because the &quot;self-appointed masterminds&quot; required seatbelts, airbags, and crash standards.