“The main vehicle for nineteenth-century socialization was the leading textbook used in elementary school. They were so widely used that sections in them became part of the national language. Theodo...”

“Regardless of whether people have free will, human flourishing requires that they live in an environment in which they are treated as if they did.”

“The human impulse behind the isolation of class is as basic as impulses get: People like to be around other people who understand them and to whom they can talk.”

“They don't know the distinction between taking care of a child and raising a child.”

“The average Harvard freshman in 1952 would have placed in the bottom 10 percent of the incoming class by 1960.”

“It used to be that parents didn't have to be home. If a neighbor so I child misbehaving, it was considered appropriate for the neighbor to intervene. The parents would be grateful when they found o...”

“We are working well when we use ourselves as the fellow creatures of the plants, animals, materials, and other people we are working with. Such work is unifying, healing. It brings us home from pri...”

“My life's work is to help people step into their God-given abilities and make a positive difference in their community.”

“In a world of knowledge and expertise, fame and fortune, status and ranks....nothing has the power to affect change as much as love and compassion.”

“To do the work of others is slavery. To do the work of God is true liberation.”

“The moment you, as a spiritual person, stop growing, you simply die. Your ministry will grow as a consequence of your dedication, faithfulness and persistent desire to move on”

“I would never want to reach out someday with a soft, uncallused hand-a hand never dirtied by serving-and shake the nail-pierced hand of Jesus.”