"It is true that some pedagogues, led by Rousseau, have given voice to impracticable principles and vague aspirations for the liberty of the child, but the true concept of liberty is practically unknown to educators." Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, Chapter 1, p.15, Schocken Books, Inc., 1964.
"The jockey offers a piece of sugar to his horse before jumping into the saddle, the coachman beats his horse that he may respond to the signs given by the reins; and yet, neither of these runs so superbly as the free horse of the plains." Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method, Chapter 1, p.21, Schocken Books, Inc., 1964.
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