“The piety, the principle that is left in the United States, if only in its coarsest form, a regard to the speech of men,-forbid us to entertain it as a fact. Such a dereliction of all faith and virtue, such a denial of justice, and such deafness to screams for mercy were never heard of in times of peace and in the dealing of a nation with its own allies and wards, since earth was made. Sir, does this government think that the people of the United States are become savage and mad? On the broaching of this question, a general expression of despondency, of disbelief that any good will accrue from a remonstrance on an act of fraud and robbery, appeared in those men to whom we naturally turn for aid and counsel. Will the American government steal? Will it lie? Will it kill?-We ask triumphantly.
With great respect, sir, I am your fellow citizen.” 

RALPH WALDO EMERSON

I found this and thought it had a relevance to the protests happening today. This was a letter sent to President Martin Van Buren in 1838. 

It isn’t the school boards people should be angry at. It is our government who has continuously cut funding, resulting in higher tuition fees. (Of course, education is not the only factor in the protests…) The protests are all over the country and all over the news yet the government has turned a blind eye to their people. I have yet to see a press release by the Obama Administration regarding the protests. Yes, “those men to whom we naturally turn for aid and counsel.”

Perhaps I have missed the press release if it has happened, but something must be done. Your people want to be heard. Why are you ignoring them? 

Just a random thought that came to mind while writing a paper.