I believe that education is the fundamental method of social progress and reform.

There is nothing left worth preserving in the notions of unseen powers, controlling human destiny, to which obedience and worship are due.

I do not think that any thorough-going modification of college curriculum would be possible without a modification of the methods of instruction.

It requires troublesome work to undertake the alteration of old beliefs.

We cannot think of ourselves save as to some extent social being. Hence, we cannot separate the idea of ourselves and our own good from our idea of others and their good.

By doing his share in the associated activity, the individual appropriates the purpose which actuates it, becomes familiar with its methods and subject matters, acquires needed skill, and is saturated with its emotional spirit.

There is no greater egoism than that of learning when it is treated simply as a mark of personal distinction to be held and cherished for its own sake. ... [K]knowledge is a possession held in trust for the furthering of the well-being of all