And this points to the real reason that many conservatives beseech libertarians to join them in their support of educational wrongdoing. They know that libertarians have not fallen over the edge, as conservatives have. We have not compromised our principles for the sake of popularity, acceptance, or expediency. What matters to us libertarians is our integrity and our commitment to moral principles, not the latest public-opinion polls. And here is where conservatives fail us so miserably.
Conservatives never address the fundamental moral issues involved in public schooling.
These are the great moral issues that libertarians raise in their opposition to public schooling as well as all other forms of socialism. It is our deep commitment to fundamental moral principles, especially with respect to the proper role of government in society, that separates us from conservatives. And this is one reason that conservatives wish so ardently for us libertarians to abandon our commitment to libertarianism. Our uncompromising dedication to moral principles reminds conservatives of what they have become and what they could have been. But if we libertarians continue to have the courage of our convictions and if we continue to persevere, the restoration of American liberty will ultimately be ours.