Education in a democracy must consciously direct reading and observation, principle and practice to the happiness, the responsibilities, and the participation of group living. Government in a democracy is not “they,” it is “us.”" - Meaning and context.">
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Speech given to the Unitarian Radio Hour, reprinted in McKanan, Dan (2017), A Documentary History of Unitarian Universalism, Volume Two: From 1900 to the Present, pages: 105-7, publisher: Skinner House Books, ISBN: 978-1-55896-791-5, retrieved: 3 July 2018
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[E]ducation in a democracy, in our democracy, must use all the instruments of civilization, home, church, community, as well as school, for the adequate, suitable development of each child. This means that character and imagination, as well as heart and hand, are developed together.
Education in a democracy must consciously direct reading and observation, principle and practice to the happiness, the responsibilities, and the participation of group living. Government in a democracy is not “they,” it is “us.”

— Aurelia Henry Reinhardt

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "[E]ducation in a democracy, in our democracy, must use all the instruments of civilization, home, church, community, as well as school, for the adequate, suitable development of each child. This means that character and imagination, as well as heart and hand, are developed together.
Education in a democracy must consciously direct reading and observation, principle and practice to the happiness, the responsibilities, and the participation of group living. Government in a democracy is not “they,” it is “us.”" in the context of "Speech given to the Unitarian Radio Hour, reprinted in McKanan, Dan (2017), A Documentary History of Unitarian Universalism, Volume Two: From 1900 to the Present, pages: 105-7, publisher: Skinner House Books, ISBN: 978-1-55896-791-5, retrieved: 3 July 2018" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Aurelia Henry Reinhardt

About Aurelia Henry Reinhardt

Aurelia Isabel Henry Reinhardt (April 1, 1877 - January 28, 1948) was an educator, activist, and prominent member and leader of numerous organizations. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, completed her doctoral dissertation at Yale, and studied as a fellow at Oxford. After teaching at the University of Idaho, the Lewiston State Normal School, and with the Extension Division of the University of California, she was elected president of Mills College in 1916, and held the position until 1943, making her the longest serving president in the history of the school.