Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Edward J. Flanagan

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Irish priest Edward J. Flanagan.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Edward J. Flanagan

Edward Joseph Flanagan was an Irish-born priest of the Catholic Church in the United States, who served for decades in Nebraska. After serving as a parish priest in the Catholic Diocese of Omaha, he founded the orphanage and educational complex known as Boys Town, located west of the city in what is now Boys Town, Douglas County, Nebraska. In the 21st century, the complex also serves as a center for troubled youth.

I do not believe that a child can be reformed by lock and key and bars, or that fear can ever develop a child's character. — © Edward J. Flanagan
I do not believe that a child can be reformed by lock and key and bars, or that fear can ever develop a child's character.
There are no bad boys. There is only bad environment, bad training, bad example, bad thinking.
Without God at the beginning, there can be only confusion at the end.
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