The American feels too rich in his opportunities for free expression that he often no longer knows what he is free from. Neither does he know where he is not free; he does not recognize his native autocrats when he sees them.
Erik EriksonHope is the enduring belief in the attainability of fervent wishes, in spite of the dark urges and rages which mark the beginning of existence. Hope is the ontogenetic basis of faith, and is nourished by the adult faith which pervades patterns of care.
Erik EriksonThe playing adult steps sideward into another reality; the playing child advances forward to new stages of mastery.
Erik EriksonAdolescents need freedom to choose, but not so much freedom that they cannot, in fact, make a choice.
Erik Erikson