No social problem is as universal as the oppression of the child ... No slave was ever so much the property of his master as the child is of his parent ... Never were the rights of man ever so disregarded as in the case of the child.

Free choice is one of the highest of all the mental processes.

Education today, in this particular social period, is assuming truly unlimited importance. And the increased emphasis on its practical value can be summed up in one sentence: education is the best weapon for peace.

The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth.

To stimulate life, leaving it then free to develop, to unfold, herein lies the first task of the teacher.

Social grace, inner discipline and joy. These are the birthright of the human being who has been allowed to develop essential human qualities.

It is necessary, then, to give the child the possibility of developing according to the laws of his nature, so that he can become strong, and, having become strong, can do even more than we dared hope for him.