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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need...

The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need...

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

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,...

If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an...

If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an...

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...

Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for.

Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much.

If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much.

You really can change the world if you care enough.

You really can change the world if you care enough.

Service is what life is all about.

Service is what life is all about.

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...