Let us leave the life free to develop within the limits of the good, and let us observe this inner life developing. This is the whole of our mission.
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- Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook. Main text, paragraph beginning Let us leave the life free to develop within the limits of the go. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html
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