“It is said that here we practise free discipline. That's wrong, quite wrong. It would be more correct to say that we are seeking, as best we can, to establish disciplined freedom, that state in which the child feels free… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share Image
“The smells arose from everything, everywhere, flowing together and remaining as a sickening, tantalizing discomfort. They flowed from the delicatessen shop with its uncovered… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share Image
“There's no corporal punishment here, or any other form of punishment for that matter, and the children are encouraged to speak up for themselves.… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share Image
“On my way home that evening I felt an effervescence of spirit which built up inside me until I felt like shouting out loud… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share Image
“It’s no one’s fault really,” he continued. “A big city cannot afford to have its attention distracted from the important job of being a… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share Image
“It is said that here we practise free discipline. That's wrong, quite wrong. It would be more correct to say that we are seeking,… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share Image
“In Britain I found things to be very different. I have yet to meet a single English person who has actually admitted to anti-negro… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share Image
“The betrayal I now felt was greater because it had been perpetrated with the greatest of charm and courtesy.” — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share Image
“They knew that Jamaica produced sugar, rum and bananas, that Nigeria produced cocoa, and that British Guiana had large natural resources; but these names,… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share Image
“Oh God, forgive me for the hateful thoughts, because I love them, these brutal, disarming bastards, I love them …” — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share Image
“Don't fall into the habit of bringing work home, Rick. It indicates a lack of planning, and you would eventually find yourself stuck indoors… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share Image
“Teaching is like having a bank account. You can happily draw on it while it is well supplied with new funds; otherwise you're in… — E.R. Braithwaite Copy Share Image