Children are not born evil, and do not need to be educated to become good. In fact they are actually taught to suppress their natural altruism, and suffer a decline in morality as they grow up. So argues renowned educationalist David Gribble, 77, after a lifetime spent teaching in libertarian schools. 'Children's Don't Start Wars' overturns the conventional idea that adults have a monopoly on wisdom and that children's opinions are not to be taken seriously. Children Don't Start Wars. Can adults learn from this simple fact?