Max du Preez: Civil society’s next target — the education of our children

By Max du Preez

The foundation of any civilised society is surely the sanctity of the human life and the principle that all lives have the same inherent value.

I can’t imagine that many would differ from these statements. Until one spells it out: the value of a new-born baby of a president, a billionaire or a celebrity has to be valued at exactly the same level as the new-born baby of a labourer, an unemployed person living in a squatter camp, or a vagrant.

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