When you have an individual that is committed to killing someone else, you can`t expect a restraining order or the police to provide 24-hour protection. William Bennett More Quotes by William Bennett More Quotes From William Bennett There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes. William Bennett attitude motivational jobs Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue. William Bennett gratitude thankful needs 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 spiritual mother children 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 mind brain fall 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 education children school 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 angel character children We are here to help one another along life's journey. William Bennett respect journey helping "Honor never grows old, and honor rejoices the heart of age. It does so because honor is, finally, about defending those noble and worthy things that deserve defending, even if it comes at a high cost. In our time, that may mean social disapproval, public scorn, hardship, persecution, or as always, even death itself. William Bennett honor heart mean Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one's children. William Bennett real mean children It is our character that supports the promise of our future - far more than particular government programs or policies. William Bennett support government character People of good character are not all going to come down on the same side of difficult political and social issues. Good people - people of character and moral literacy - can be conservative, and good people can be liberal. We must not permit our disputes over thorny political questions to obscure the obligation we have to offer instruction to all our young people in the area in which we have, as a society, reached a consensus: namely, on the importance of good character, and some of its pervasive particulars. William Bennett issues character people Responsible persons are mature people who have taken charge of themselves and their conduct, who own their actions and own up to them--who answer for them. William Bennett taken responsibility people I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could - if that were your sole purpose - you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down. William Bennett black baby country The President is the symbol of who the people of the United States are. He is the person who stands for us in the eyes of the world and the eyes of our children. William Bennett eye children people Much of the left-liberal elite despise traditional religious beliefs ... in general, they are profoundly uncomfortable with religious institutions and the traditional values they embody. William Bennett belief religious christian When we were attacked on Sept. 11, we knew the main reason for the attack was that Islamists hated our way of life, our virtues, our freedoms. What we never imagined was that the free press - an institution at the heart of those virtues and freedoms - would be among the first to surrender. William Bennett would-be heart way Loving your homeland is just as natural as loving your father or mother - after all, your country nourishes you, protects you, and in many ways makes you who you are. Just as it's a virtue to honor your parents, it's a good and admirable thing to honor the land you call home. William Bennett mother country father 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 education years school Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language. William Bennett political tasks children All real education is the architecture of the soul. William Bennett real soul education
