It was in making education not only common to all, but in some sense compulsory on all, that the destiny of the free republics of America was practically settled.

These pearls of thought in Persian gulfs were bred, Each softly lucent as a rounded moon; The diver Omar plucked them from their bed, Fitzgerald strung them on an English thread.

Democracy is that form of society, no matter what its political classification, in which every man has a chance and knows that he has it.

Our American republic will endure only as long as the ideas of the men who founded it continue dominant.

And the poorest twig on the elm-tree was ridged inch deep with pearl.

To educate the intelligence is to expand the horizon of its wants and desires.

In vain we call old notions fudge, And bend our conscience to our dealing; The Ten Commandments will not budge, And stealing will continue stealing.