““The other principals took paying bribes for granted, but my father argued that if all the schools joined together they could resist. “Running a school is not a crime,” he told them. “Why should you be paying bribes? You are not running brothels; you are educating children! Government officials are not your bosses,” he reminded them; “they are your servants. They are taking salaries and have to serve you. You are the ones educating their children.””