"How shall one obtain discipline in a class of free children?...We call an individual disciplined when he is master of himself and can regulate his own conduct." Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, p. 86, Schocken Books, Inc., 1964.
"The liberty of the child should have as its limit the collective interest..." Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, p. 87, Schocken Books, Inc., 1964.
"In the old method, the proof of discipline...is in the immobility and silence of the child." Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, p.84, Schocken Books, Inc., 1964.
"The method of observation is established upon one fundamental base--the liberty of the pupils in their spontaneous manifestations." Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, p.80, Schocken Books, Inc., 1964.
"...we must know how to call to the man which lies dormant within the soul of the child. " Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, Chapter 2, p.37, Schocken Books, Inc., 1964.