America's future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely what he is taught; hence we must watch what we teach, and how we live.

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"What after all has maintained the human race on this old globe, despite all the calamities of nature and all the tragic failings of mankind, if not the faith in new possibilities and the courage to advocate them."

- Jane Addams

Hope

"The problems of our time will be solved only when all of the best mind, conscience and talent in the community are brought to their solution."

- Jane Addams

Teamwork

"Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation."

- Jane Addams

Change

"Civilization is a method of living and an attitude of equal respect for all people."

- Jane Addams

Morality

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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

- Nelson Mandela

Education

"You’ll find that education is just about the only thing lying around loose in this world, and it’s about the only thing a fellow can have as much of as he’s willing to haul away."

- John Graham

Education

"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."

- Mark Twain

Education

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

Education

"I must study lots of things or I won’t become a great person."

- Kotomi Ichinose

Education