Charter schools are public schools that operate, to a certain extent, outside the system. They have more control over their teachers, curriculum and resources. They also have less money than public schools.

— Maggie Gallagher

Democratic forms of government are vulnerable to mass prejudice, the so-called tyranny of the majority.

— Maggie Gallagher

Of all the hard jobs around, one of the hardest is being a good teacher.

— Maggie Gallagher

Romantic lovers require from each other at least the facade of reason: We desire to be what romantic love makes us appear in the other's eyes. We want to imagine we are deserving of the love we inspire.

— Maggie Gallagher

Same-sex marriage is not the future.

— Maggie Gallagher

The European Union, which is not directly responsible to voters, provides an irresistible opportunity for European elites to seize power in order to impose their own vision on a newly socially regimented Europe.

— Maggie Gallagher

When a marriage culture fails, sexual desire no longer unites; instead it fragments.

— Maggie Gallagher

When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power.

— Maggie Gallagher