“The formation of character in young people is educationally a different task from, and a prior task to, the discussion of the great, difficult, ethical controversies of the day. First things first. And planting the ideas of virtue, of good traits in the young, comes first. In the moral life, as in life itself, we take one step at a time. Every field has its complexities and controversies. And so does ethics. And every field has its basics. So too with values.”
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William Bennett
William Bennett is an American politician and educator. Born on July 31, 1943, he served as the United States Secretary of Education. Bennett has extensive experience in the field of education and his policies and ideas have had a profound impact on American education. more
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