For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously.

Quote by William Bennett

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Now we have reason to be grateful once again that Al Gore is not the...

Now we have reason to be grateful once again that Al Gore is not the...

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

If we are surrounded by the trivial and the vicious, it is all too easy...

If we are surrounded by the trivial and the vicious, it is all too easy...

For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who...

For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who...

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of...

The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of...

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking...

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking...

Morality becomes hypocrisy if it means accepting mothers suffering or dying in connection with unwanted...

Morality becomes hypocrisy if it means accepting mothers suffering or dying in connection with unwanted...

The formation of character in young people is educationally a different task from and a...

The formation of character in young people is educationally a different task from and a...

Give yourself an even greater challenge than the one you are trying to master and...

Give yourself an even greater challenge than the one you are trying to master and...

A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward.

A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward.

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking...

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking...

America's support for human rights and democracy is our noblest export to the world.

America's support for human rights and democracy is our noblest export to the world.

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.

It is our character that supports the promise of our future - far more than...

It is our character that supports the promise of our future - far more than...

Happiness is like a cat, If you try to coax it or call it, it...

Happiness is like a cat, If you try to coax it or call it, it...

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

Good government is no substitute for self-government

Good government is no substitute for self-government

Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.

Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.

The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers...

The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers...