We can say with some assurance that, although children may be the victims of fate, they will not be the victims of our neglect.
Interpretation
Children are influenced by circumstances, but we should not neglect our responsibility towards them.
This quote highlights the idea that while children may face challenges and adversities that are beyond their control, it is our duty to ensure that they receive care, attention, and support. It calls upon society to be proactive in nurturing and guiding children, rather than allowing them to fall victim to neglect, emphasizing the importance of fostering their growth and development.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about child welfare and the importance of education.
The great battleground for the defense and expansion of freedom today is the whole southern half of the globe... the lands of the rising peoples. Their revolution is the greatest in human history. They seek an end to injustice, tyranny and exploitation. More than an end, they seek a beginning.
I had always enjoyed the title of Commander-in-Chief until I was informed ... that the only forces that cannot be transferred from Washington without my express permission are the members of the Marine Corps Band. Those are the only forces I have. I want it announced that we propose to hold the White House against all odds at least for some time to come.
I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children - not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women - not merely peace in our time but peace for all time.
I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide.
Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
There should be a class on apartheid. There should be a class on why people are hungry, but there are not. There are classes on...gym. Physical Education.
We need to understand that every time an elementary teacher captures the imagination of a child through the arts or music of language this nation gets a little stronger.
But because we've all been readers, we know what the experience is like, and we hope that what certain writers have given to us, we will give to someone.
I loved teaching, but every day that I went to work, I carried the worry that I was hurting my kids because I wasn't at home with them.
Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
Nine-tenths of existing books are nonsense, and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
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