Education must be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and a strengthener of the will to explore them.

I used to say 'Man I think I'd be a really good dad. I'll be a great provider. I'm funny I'll go on trips with them - I'll do all sorts of stuff.' But the momming? I'm not made for that. I have a really good mom I know what she put into it.

That is the thankless position of the father in the family - the provider for all and the enemy of all.

The older generation had greater respect for land than science. But we live in an age when science more than soil has become the provider of growth and abundance. Living just on the land creates loneliness in an age of globality.