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In praise of - private schools.

Going to private school is a right, but like many other rights, not everyone is always in a position to exert it.

Some can afford to, some can't, but the right to pay for your child to go to the best school is fundamental to a modern, liberal society. It's the right to do your best, however unfair that may be to others.

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