#social-justice

"When individuals and communities do not govern self, they risk being ruled by external forces that care less about the well-being of the village."

"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it."(Letter to Étienne Noël Damilaville, May 16, 1767)"

"We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained."

"To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind."

"Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more."

"An educator should consider that he has failed in his job if he has not succeeded in instilling some trace of a divine dissatisfaction with our miserable social environment."