Except when he has regressive tendencies, the child's nature is to aim directly and energetically at functional independence.

An education capable of saving humanity is no small undertaking; it involves the spiritual development of man, the enhancement of his value as an individual, and the preparation of young people to understand the times in which they live.

Discipline must come through liberty. . . . We do not consider an individual disciplined only when he has been rendered as artificially silent as a mute and as immovable as a paralytic. He is an individual annihilated, not disciplined.

Peace is what every human being is craving for, and it can be brought about by humanity through the child.

What we need is a world full of miracles, like the miracle of seeing the young child seeking work and independence, and manifesting a wealth of enthusiasm and love.

A vital force is active in every individual and leads it towards its own evolution.

We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master.