# The Roots of State Education Part 1: The Spartan Model

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/the-roots-of-state-education-part-1-the-spartan-model>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** November 12, 2014

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George H. Smith discusses how the educational system of Sparta influenced later advocates of state education.

[Originally published in essay form on February 14, 2012.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/excursions/roots-state-education-part-1-spartan-model)

_Narrated by James Foster._