when i was three

where was justice when i was three

where was conscience when i was three

where was kindness when i was three

where was consideration when i was three

where was respect when i was three

where was understanding when i was three

where was patience when i was three

where was love when i was three

where was spirit when i was three

where was culture when i was three

where was consistency when i was three

where was reliability when i was three

where was security when i was three

where was predictability when i was three

where was order when i was three

where was peace when i was three

...in the mind of the child, we may find the key to progress

“Directing our action toward mankind means, first and foremost, doing so with regard to the child. The child, that ‘forgotten citizen’, must be appreciated in accordance with his true value. His rights as a human being who shapes all of mankind must become sacred, and the secret laws of his normal psychic development must light the way for civilization.”