<blockquote>Those who knew about Sandusky’s actions made a very specific choice: they chose the happiness of many, the prosperity of an institution and its leaders, the salvation of a powerful symbol, over the well-being of a few at-risk children. The utopic dream of a football program could not continue to exist without secrecy, without the sacrifice a few unfortunates on the altar of the Nittany Lions</blockquote>
via <a href="http://blog.sfgate.com/richmond/2011/11/11/penn-state-happy-valley-the-good-citizens-of-omelas/?tsp=1&amp;plckOnPage=2&amp;plckItemsPerPage=10&amp;plckSort=TimeStampDescending">Penn State, Happy Valley, &amp; the Good Citizens of Omelas | City Brights: Michelle Richmond | an SFGate.com blog</a>.