Full Idea
Communists seek to rescue education from the influence of the ruling class.
Gist of Idea
Communists want to rescue education from the ruling class
Source
K Marx / F Engels (The Communist Manifesto [1848], §2)
Book Reference
Marx,K./Engels,F.: 'The Communist Manifesto', ed/tr. Taylor,A.J.P. [Penguin 1973], p.100
A Reaction
Someone has to control education, and I would personally prefer it if the controllers were well educated themselves. Neutral education is an idle dream. We must educate for democracy, if we really want democracy.