"Individuality, family, and community are, by definition, expressions of singular organization, never of "one-right-way" thinking on the grand scale. Children and families need some relief from government surveillance and intimidation if original expressions belonging to THEM are to develop. Without these freedom has no meaning."

-- John Taylor Gatto

#Children Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Expression Quotes

“There is no part of me that feels that I represented myself as your childrenâ€™s babysitter or their teacher. I was always, I think, completely honest. Iâ€™m a writer, and I will write what I want to write.”
“I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.”
“Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written.”
“If y'can't see with yore own two eyes what's in front of them, then y'better off closin' 'em an' goin' t'sleep, 'tis far more restful! â€”Gerul”
“A growing body of clinical observation has pointed to the conclusion that the family therapy must be oriented to the family as a whole.”
“Presumptuous Man! the reason wouldst thou find,Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind?First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess,Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less!Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are madeTaller or stronger than the weeds they shade?Or ask of yonder argent fields above,Why Jove's Satellites are less than Jove?”
“Let's start with the church. As you know, it's my background, it's a natural setting for me and it's definitely my roots.”
“Nature is a vast tablet, inscribed with signs, each of which has its own significancy, and becomes poetry in the mind when read; and geology is simply the key by which myriads of these signs, hitherto indecipherable, can be unlocked and perused, and thus a new province added to the poetical domain.”

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