Robert Owen

"The barriers to human improvement are self-imposed."

"Social harmony results from enlightened self-interest."

"The wealth of a nation is measured by the happiness of its people."

"Human perfectibility is not merely possible but inevitable."

"Competition breeds conflict and misery."

"Virtue is the natural product of proper education."

"The rational reconstruction of society is the great work of the age."

"Every man owes his being to society."

"The cultivation of reason produces the cultivation of virtue."

"Division of labor and cooperation increase human happiness."

"The happiness of one individual is bound up with the happiness of all."

"Superstition retards human progress."

"The moral improvement of mankind is the greatest of all reforms."

"Man becomes evil only through ignorance and bad circumstances."

"The well-ordered society protects the interests of all its members."

"Universal benevolence is the foundation of true morality."

"The regeneration of society must begin with the regeneration of man."

"Truth is eternal; error is temporary."

"The happiness and virtue of mankind are identical."

"No individual can permanently prosper while others languish in misery."

"Education shapes the destiny of nations."

"The cooperative principle is the law of nature."

"Rational reform is the peaceful path to human betterment."

"The abuse of power is the root of all social evil."

"Character formation is the ultimate object of all education."

"Mankind's future depends on the universal adoption of rational principles."

"The free exchange of ideas produces progress."

"Benevolence must be the ruling principle of society."

"The improvement of man's condition requires changes in social institutions."

"Communities based on mutual aid will eventually supersede competitive societies."