If we think we have ours and don't owe any time or money or effort to help those left behind, then we are a part of the problem rather than the solution to the fraying social fabric that threatens all…

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We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities...

We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities...

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life,...

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life,...

If you as parents cut corners, your children will too. If you lie, they will...

If you as parents cut corners, your children will too. If you lie, they will...

Far less wealthy industrialized countries have committed to end child poverty, while the United States...

Far less wealthy industrialized countries have committed to end child poverty, while the United States...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

The old notion that children are the private property of parents dies very slowly. In...

The old notion that children are the private property of parents dies very slowly. In...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by...

The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by...

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help...

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help...

Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that...

Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that...

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and...

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and...

We are willing to spend the least amount of money to keep a kid at...

We are willing to spend the least amount of money to keep a kid at...

Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that...

Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that...

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than...

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than...

Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.

Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help...

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help...

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

You didn't have a choice about the parents you inherited, but you do have a...

You didn't have a choice about the parents you inherited, but you do have a...

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you...

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you...