“As powerful as government is, it can only do so much by itself.  Government can never take the place of parents in raising children.  Government can never take the place of families and churches and synagogues in teaching values.  Government can never take the place of people in our communities working together and looking out for each other. 

Government can, of course, provide opportunities and encouragement.  Government can help the next generation become better off.   But government cannot make the next generation better.  Government can set goals but only people can touch souls.“

A National Part No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat, Author Senator Zell Miller, Stroud & Hall Publishers, 2003.