I ask you to change humanity by changing yourself…I ask you to think of yourself, not society, and how you must evolve, not what civilization must endure. – BURTON BLATT
[T]he greatest ‘service’ our society provides is the opportunity to express our unique capacities, to have a decent income, and to join with our fellow citizens in creating productive communities. – JOHN MCKNIGHT
[W]e need to teach the person to feel that it is good to be with us, doing things together, and eventually doing things for us out of mutual trust – JOHN MCGEE
You and I are all that is needed to change the world. Our necessary confrontation is not social. It is personal. The battle is not against society but with oneself. – BURTON BLATT
[M]any vulnerable people are primarily disabled by their segregation from community life in institutions, ‘special’ programs, or service ghettos. – JOHN MCKNIGHT
