The child will reveal himself through work.

It is easy to substitute our will for that of the child by means of suggestion or coercion; but when we have done this we have robbed him of his greatest right, the right to construct his own personality.

We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being.

Two things are necessary, the development of individuality and the participation of the individual in a truly social life.

Preventing war is the work of politicians, establishing peace is the work of educationists.

The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self.

The child is both a hope and a promise for mankind.