That instead. civic responsibility meant uniting with people of all different walks of life for a common purpose to help people help themselves. to be part of an American effort bigger than themselves. National service is the latest in a long series of social inventions we have created to help provide access to higher education. We created night schools to teach immigrants English. We created the GI bill for returning veterans. and we invented community colleges to bring higher education close to home at a modest cost. The argument that national service is coerced voluntarism is a kneejerk statement that belies the facts.
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