The child is much more spiritually elevated than is usually supposed. He often suffers, not from too much work, but from work that is unworthy of him.

The child’s progress does not depend only on his age, but also on being free to look around him.

Human dignity ... is derived from a sense of independence.

Every great cause is born from repeated failures and from imperfect achievements.

If an educational act is to be efficacious, it will be only that one which tends to help toward the complete unfolding of life. To be thus helpful it is necessary rigorously to avoid the arrest of spontaneous movements and the imposition of arbitrary tasks.

No one can be free unless he is independent. Therefore, the first active manifestations of the child's individual liberty must be so guided that through this activity he may arrive at independence.

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