“The end of education is character”

“Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.”

“The legislator should direct his attention above all to the education of youth; for the neglect of education does harm to the constitution. The citizen should be molded to suit the form of government under which he lives. For each government has a peculiar character which originally formed and which continues to preserve it. The character of democracy creates democracy, and the character of oligarchy creates oligarchy.”

“Wisdom is the right application of knowledge; and true education...is the application of knowledge to the development of a noble and Godlike character.”

“The educational process has no end beyond itself; it is its own end.”

“It is out of character for a country that prides itself on intellectual freedom to put the education of its young in the hands of the state.”