When I visited St Margaret's School in Loanhead ... I was struck by pride that the children took in their faith, and their identification with the ethos of the school. These children were not just learning to be good students. They were learning to be good people. (Alex Salmond)

When I visited St Margaret's School in Loanhead ... I was struck by pride that the children took in their faith, and their identification with the ethos of the school. These children were not just learning to be good students. They were learning to be good people.

Alex Salmond

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