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William Bennett Quotes

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue Picture Quote #1

Home is a shelter from storms - all sorts of storms Picture Quote #1

And I’m supposed to believe that Reagan was a great leader? This is who he chose as the Secretary of Education Picture Quote #1

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language Picture Quote #1

The formation of character in young people is educationally a different task from and a prior task to, the discussion of the great, difficult ethical controversies of the day Picture Quote #1

Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one’s children Picture Quote #1

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I do not suggest that you should not have an open mind ... but don’t keep your mind so open that your brains fall out Picture Quote #1

The secretary of education does not work for the education establishment. The secretary works for the American people Picture Quote #1

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child’s emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and moral needs. Government is not a father or mother. Government has never raised a child, and it never will Picture Quote #1

I do not suggest that you should not have an open mind ... but don’t keep your mind so open that your brains fall out Picture Quote #1

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English - speaking children learn this common language Picture Quote #1

Now we have reason to be grateful once again that Al Gore is not the man in the White House, and never will be Picture Quote #1

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A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward Picture Quote #1

It is our character that supports the promise of our future - far more than particular government programs or policies Picture Quote #1

All real education is the architecture of the soul Picture Quote #1

William Bennett is my patron saint, one of them. Redd Foxx is another Picture Quote #1

The new source of divisiveness is the assault of secularism on religion Picture Quote #1

There is nothing more influential in a child’s life than the moral power of quiet example. For children to take morality seriously they must see adults take morality seriously Picture Quote #1

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We are here to help one another along life’s journey Picture Quote #1

Give yourself an even greater challenge than the one you are trying to master and you will develop the powers necessary to overcome the original difficulty Picture Quote #1

If we are surrounded by the trivial and the vicious, it is all too easy to make our peace with it Picture Quote #1

Our schools should get five years to get back to where they were in 1963. If they’re still bad maybe we should declare educational bankruptcy, give the people their money and let them educate themselves and start their own schools Picture Quote #1

The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of teaching every child in it to read. Any school that does not accomplish this has failed Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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America’s only respectable form of bigotry is bigotry against religious people. And the only reason for hatred of religion is that it forces us to confront matters many would prefer to ignore Picture Quote #1

In the battle for preserving sound social and moral norms, many religious institutions can no longer be counted as allies Picture Quote #1

I have no doubt that the real irritation of those on the religious right is not that their particular creed is not embraced by the schools, but that often their creed is the only one singled out for contempt Picture Quote #1

I think we need to find out why the citizens of the world’s wealthiest, most envied, most powerful country are so cynical, so distressed, so angry, so ticked of about so many things Picture Quote #1

If there is one thing educators can agree on, it’s this: children do better in school when their parents get involved in their learning Picture Quote #1

If we want our children to possess the traits of character we most admire, we need to teach them what those traits are and why they deserve both admiration and allegiance. Children must learn to identify the forms and content of those traits Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue (William Bennett Quotes) Home is a shelter from storms - all sorts of storms (William Bennett Quotes) And I’m supposed to believe that Reagan was a great leader? This is who he chose as the Secretary of Education... (William Bennett Quotes) Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language. (William Bennett Quotes) The formation of character in young people is educationally a different task from and a prior task to, the discussion of the great, difficult ethical controversies of the day. (William Bennett Quotes) Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one’s children. (William Bennett Quotes) I do not suggest that you should not have an open mind ... but don’t keep your mind so open that your brains fall out. (William Bennett Quotes) The secretary of education does not work for the education establishment. The secretary works for the American people (William Bennett Quotes) Government, obviously, cannot fill a child’s emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and moral needs. Government is not a father or mother. Government has never raised a child, and it never will (William Bennett Quotes) I do not suggest that you should not have an open mind ... but don’t keep your mind so open that your brains fall out (William Bennett Quotes) Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English - speaking children learn this common language (William Bennett Quotes) Now we have reason to be grateful once again that Al Gore is not the man in the White House, and never will be (William Bennett Quotes) A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward (William Bennett Quotes) It is our character that supports the promise of our future - far more than particular government programs or policies (William Bennett Quotes) All real education is the architecture of the soul (William Bennett Quotes) William Bennett is my patron saint, one of them. Redd Foxx is another (William Bennett Quotes) The new source of divisiveness is the assault of secularism on religion (William Bennett Quotes) There is nothing more influential in a child’s life than the moral power of quiet example. For children to take morality seriously they must see adults take morality seriously (William Bennett Quotes) We are here to help one another along life’s journey (William Bennett Quotes) Give yourself an even greater challenge than the one you are trying to master and you will develop the powers necessary to overcome the original difficulty (William Bennett Quotes) If we are surrounded by the trivial and the vicious, it is all too easy to make our peace with it (William Bennett Quotes) Our schools should get five years to get back to where they were in 1963. If they’re still bad maybe we should declare educational bankruptcy, give the people their money and let them educate themselves and start their own schools (William Bennett Quotes) The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of teaching every child in it to read. Any school that does not accomplish this has failed (William Bennett Quotes) 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 (William Bennett Quotes) America’s only respectable form of bigotry is bigotry against religious people. And the only reason for hatred of religion is that it forces us to confront matters many would prefer to ignore (William Bennett Quotes) In the battle for preserving sound social and moral norms, many religious institutions can no longer be counted as allies (William Bennett Quotes) I have no doubt that the real irritation of those on the religious right is not that their particular creed is not embraced by the schools, but that often their creed is the only one singled out for contempt (William Bennett Quotes) I think we need to find out why the citizens of the world’s wealthiest, most envied, most powerful country are so cynical, so distressed, so angry, so ticked of about so many things (William Bennett Quotes) If there is one thing educators can agree on, it’s this: children do better in school when their parents get involved in their learning (William Bennett Quotes) If we want our children to possess the traits of character we most admire, we need to teach them what those traits are and why they deserve both admiration and allegiance. Children must learn to identify the forms and content of those traits (William Bennett Quotes)

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