A people who never misused the powers of government would never misuse independence, and a people which always governed itself well would not need to… - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

I know that [civilized men] do nothing but boast incessantly of the peace and repose they enjoy in their chains.... But when I see [barbarous man] sacrifice pleasures, repose, wealth, power, and life itself for the preservation of this sole good which is so disdained by those who have lost it; when I see animals born free and despising captivity break their heads against the bars of their prison; when I see multitudes of entirely naked savages scorn European voluptuousness and endure hunger, fire, the sword, and death to preserve only their independence, I feel it does not behoove slaves to reason about freedom.

Genç öğretmenler, rica ederim, bu örneği düşünün ve derslerinizin her konuda sözden çok eylem içermesi gerektiğini aklınızdan çıkarmayın: Çünkü çocuklar söylemiş olduklarını ve kendilerine söylenmiş olanları kolayca unuturlar, ama yapmış olduklarını ve kendilerine yaptırılmış olanları unutmazlar.

What good would it be to possess the whole universe if one were its only survivor?