Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2018-12-18 Dec 18, 2018Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.~ Northwest Ordinance, Article III, 1787Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want, nor death, nor chains, firmly resisting his appetites and despising the honors of the world, who relies wholly on himself, whose angular points of character have all been rounded off and polished.~ HoraceOur coins bear the words 'In God We Trust'. We take the oath of office asking His help in keeping that oath. And we proclaim that we are a nation under God when we pledge allegiance to the flag. But we can't mention His name in a public school or even sing religious hymns that are nondenominational. Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeers, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a student asked why it was called Christmas.~ Ronald Reagan Dec 17, 2018I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics but for our contributions to the human spirit.~ John F. KennedyThe quality of American life must keep pace with the quantity of American goods. This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.~ John F. KennedyWe must use time as a tool, not as a crutch.~ John F. Kennedy Dec 14, 2018There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions, and books.~ Rev. Henry Ward BeecherKnowledge and human power are synonymous.~ Sir Francis BaconThe greatest Glory of a free-born People, Is to transmit that Freedom to their Children.~ William Havard Dec 13, 2018Nothing enrages me more than when people criticize my criticism of school by telling me that schools are not just places to learn math and spelling, they are places where children learn a vaguely defined thing called socialization. I know. I think schools generally do an effective and terribly damaging job of teaching children to be infantile, dependent, intellectually dishonest, passive and disrespectful to their own developmental capacities.~ Seymour PapertThe most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.~ Steve BikoAbove all things I hope the education of the common people will be attended to, convinced that on their good sense we may rely with the most security for the preservation of a due degree of liberty.~ Thomas Jefferson Dec 12, 2018To live his life in his own way, to call his house his castle, to enjoy the fruits of his own labour, to educate his children as his conscience directs, to save for their prosperity after his death --- these are wishes deeply ingrained in civilised man. Their realization is almost as necessary to our virtues as to our happiness. From their total frustration disastrous results both moral and psychological might follow.~ C. S. LewisGovernment schooling is the most radical adventure in history. It kills the family by monopolizing the best times of childhood and by teaching disrespect for home and parents....~ John Taylor GattoOne can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.~ Leonardo da Vinci Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print