The idea for which this nation stands will not survive if the highest goal free man can set themselves is an amiable mediocrity. Excellence implies striving for the highest standards in every phase of life.
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Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we can live above the level of moral squalor. We need that belief; a cynical community is a corrupt community.John W. Gardner
History never looks like history when you are living through it.
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Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.
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The hallmark of our age is the tension between aspirations and sluggish institutions.
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True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents.
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The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursing his own education. This will not be a widely shared pursuit until we get over our odd conviction that education is what goes on in school buildings and nowhere else.
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