“The Democratic Party should be the natural supporter of vouchers. In Ted Kennedy’s words, the Democrats are supposed to be the “voice of the voiceless.” The voiceless would benefit the most from full-scale universal vouchers. You know, if you ask the voiceless, they are all in favor of vouchers. So I think, sooner or later, the nearly religious support for the anti-voucher position will crumble”. — Nick Gillespie, in “The Father of Modern School Reform”, an interview with Milton Friedman marking the 50 year anniversary of his Voucher proposal