I have always thought of our Service as an institution, more than any other bureau, engaged in a field essentially of morality--the aim of man to rise above himself, and to choose the option of quality rather than material superfluity. Freeman Tilden More Quotes by Freeman Tilden More Quotes From Freeman Tilden Through interpretation, understanding; through understanding, appreciation; through appreciation, protection. Freeman Tilden protection understanding appreciation The chief aim of Interpretation is not instruction, but provocation. Freeman Tilden interpretation chiefs instruction An educational activity which aims to reveal meanings and relationships through the use of original objects, by firsthand experience, and by illustrative media, rather than simply to communicate factual information. Freeman Tilden educational media use