That is true-—gain the minds of the children and you own the future. Lenin knew that well, as did all the Wundtians, like John Dewey.
We can’t “trust” government ever to raise and “own” our children. That was the beginning of our destruction was the “public” schools and parents not understanding that they are the First Teachers.
There is always hope with God. But-—yes, it requires the Sword of Truth and a true Love of that Truth. Then, the children will learn to love it just by existing around it....if that is what they are exposed to.
It’s nice sounding to give it the majestic yawn that if all else is well it will be contagious to the children, yet the spark of new evangelization needs to start somewhere.
We can NOT afford to sit around lamenting that all else is not well. If we do, all else never WILL be well. The Lord who burned the waterlogged sacrifices that Baal was unable to accept while dry, certainly proved that. One mighty praise by the prophet, and zap!