Robert Owen

"I have devoted my life to the cause of human happiness."

"A new moral world is about to commence."

"Ignorance is the mother of all superstition and vice."

"The union of efforts secures the best results for mankind."

"Every individual born into the world has equal rights."

"Justice is not served by maintaining an unjust system."

"The formation of character begins in infancy and continues throughout life."

"Society must be organized upon principles of justice and benevolence."

"Poverty is the result of a defective social system, not of human nature."

"The future will be ruled by reason, not by force."

"Community living promotes both happiness and virtue."

"The improvement of the human condition requires systematic reform."

"Knowledge and virtue are inseparably connected."

"No child should be left without proper instruction."

"The power of a united people is irresistible."

"Man's happiness depends on his ability to live in harmony with others."

"The perpetuation of vice comes from the perpetuation of ignorance."

"All human beings are capable of unlimited improvement."

"Society exists for the benefit of all its members."

"True wealth consists in the happiness and virtue of the people."

"The private ownership of the means of production creates inequality."

"Freedom without education is dangerous to society."

"The rational ordering of society will end human suffering."

"Man is not responsible for his innate character or disposition."

"Education must be free and available to all classes."

"The establishment of communities based on mutual cooperation is possible."

"Reason and benevolence must guide human affairs."

"The amelioration of mankind's condition is within our grasp."

"All genuine progress stems from moral and rational improvement."

"Love of truth must supersede love of opinion."