William Bennett Quotes about Children

There is nothing more influential in a child's life than the moral power of quiet example. For children to take morality seriously they must see adults take morality seriously.

There is nothing more influential in a child's life than the moral power of quiet example. For children to take morality seriously they must see adults take morality seriously.

William Bennett

Life, Children, Power

William J. Bennett (1993). “Book of Virtues”, p.11, Simon and Schuster

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

Mother, Spiritual, Children

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

Children, Character, Angel

William J. Bennett (1993). “The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories”, Simon and Schuster

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

Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one's children.

William Bennett

Children, Real, Mean

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

Children, Eye, People

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language.

William Bennett

Children, Political, Tasks

William John Bennett (1994). “The De-valuing of America: The Fight for Our Culture and Our Children”, p.54, Simon and Schuster

The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of teaching every child in it to read. Any school that does not accomplish this has failed.

William Bennett

Children, Teaching, Responsibility

William J. Bennett (1986). “First Lessons: A Report on Elementary Education in America”, p.21, DIANE Publishing