President Ronald Reagan opposed the draft on the grounds that it “rests on the assumption that your kids belong to the state. If we buy that assumption then it is for the state—not the parents, the...

President Ronald Reagan opposed the draft on the grounds that it “rests on the assumption that your kids belong to the state. If we buy that assumption then it is for the state—not the parents, the community, the religious institutions or teachers—to decide who shall have what values and who shall do what work, when, where and how in our society. That assumption isn’t a new one. The Nazis thought it was a great idea.” 14 Evaluate Reagan’s argument and discuss how Trachtenberg might reply.