When people criticize me for not having any respect for existing structures and institutions, I protest. I say I give institutions and structures and traditions all the respect that I think they deserve. That's usually mighty little, but there are… — Myles Horton Copy Share Image
I think if I had to put a finger on what I consider a good education, a good radical education, it wouldn't be anything… — Myles Horton Copy Share Image
Any decent society has to be built on trust and love and the intelligent use of information and feelings. Education involves being able to… — Myles Horton Copy Share Image
“Now I've been criticized for advocating that people push their boundaries because sometimes people get caught. Sometimes people get fired. Sometimes people lose their… — Myles Horton Copy Share Image
“Now I have very little respect for the electoral system in the United States. I could have respected it in the early days, when… — Myles Horton Copy Share Image
I feel that all knowledge should be in the free-trade zone. Your knowledge, my knowledge, everybody's knowledge should be made use of. I think… — Myles Horton Copy Share Image
I’m much better at working out ideas in action than I am in theorizing about it and then transferring my thinking to action. I… — Myles Horton Copy Share Image
“There's no science that can't be used for good or for evil. Science could be used by whoever has the power to use it… — Myles Horton Copy Share Image
Instead of thinking that you put pieces together that will add up to a whole, I think you have to start with the premise… — Myles Horton Copy Share Image
If you only try to do the things where you win, then you'll never try to do anything worth doing. — Myles Horton Copy Share Image
“I don't know what to do, and if I did know what to do I wouldn't tell you, because if I had to tell… — Myles Horton Copy Share Image
I also knew that if people have a position on something and you try to argue them into changing it, you’re going to strengthen… — Myles Horton Copy Share Image
When people criticize me for not having any respect for existing structures and institutions, I protest. I say I give institutions and structures and… — Myles Horton Copy Share Image
