يحرص الأطفال على إثبات حرّيتهم، وأن أفعالهم الحسنة صادرةٌ عنهم، وأنهم مستقلّون ومطلقو الإرادة، حرصَ أشدّ الرجال كبرياءً من الكبار، فظنّوا بهم ما شئتم.

“Children have as much mind to show that they are free, that their own good actions come from themselves, that they are absolute and independent, as any of the proudest of you grown men, think of them as you please.”John Locke — Some Thoughts Concerning Education: And, Of the Conduct of the Understanding (1996)