Democratic education is not so much a system as a culture in which mutual respect, trust, and affection among adults and young people are taken for granted. Different democratic schools around the world manifest this culture in different ways.
Slobodna djeca ne padaju lako pod utjecaj drugih; odsustvo straha uzrok je tome. Uistinu, odsustvo straha je najbolja stvar koja se može dogoditi jednom djetetu.
A. S. Neill, utemeljitelj škole "Summerhill"