The formation of character in young people is educationally a different task from, and a prior task to, the discussion of the great, difficult, ethical controversies of the day. First things first. And planting the ideas of virtue, of good… — William Bennett Copy Share Image
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… — William Bennett Copy Share Image
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… — William Bennett Copy Share Image
The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of teaching every child in it to read. Any school… — William Bennett Copy Share Image
Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one's children. — William Bennett Copy Share Image
“Happiness is like a cat. If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you. It will never come. But if… — William Bennett Copy Share Image
A City University of New York study done in 1991 revealed that nearly 90% of the American people identify themselves religiously as Christians or… — William Bennett Copy Share Image
Loving your homeland is just as natural as loving your father or mother - after all, your country nourishes you, protects you, and in… — William Bennett Copy Share Image
Morality becomes hypocrisy if it means accepting mothers suffering or dying in connection with unwanted pregnancies and illegal abortions - and unwanted children living… — William Bennett Copy Share Image
America's only respectable form of bigotry is bigotry against religious people. And the only reason for hatred of religion is that it forces us… — William Bennett Copy Share Image
Have we come to the point where it is now considered a secular blasphemy to acknowledge the name of God at all? — William Bennett Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
