A schoolmate's memoirs record that it was
through his father «that he learned to hate people,» and
through his mother's
dogged determination that he was admitted to the seminary where he was expelled for reading forbidden books.
Its power comes from expressing something that every teacher and parent wants for young people: academic excellence achieved
through outstanding teaching and
dogged determination as well as an induction into the world of character, virtue, service to others, and the pursuit of happiness.