"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." - Nelson Mandela

"We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Kindness to children, love for children, goodness to children--these are the only investments that never fail..." - Henry David Thoreau

"A person's a person, no matter how small."  - Dr. Seuss