Without the instinct for adventure, any civilization, however enlightened; any state, however well-ordered, will wilt and wither. — Kurt Hahn Copy Share Image
There can be no doubt that the young of today have to be protected against certain poisonous effects inherent in present-day civilization. Five social diseases surround them, even in early childhood. There is the decline in fitness due to modern… — Kurt Hahn Copy Share Image
We are all better than we know. If only we can be brought to realise this, we may never be prepared to settle for… — Kurt Hahn Copy Share Image
The worth of a faith does not consist in the clarity with which it is stated but in the steadfastness with which it is… — Kurt Hahn Copy Share Image
Expeditions can greatly contribute towards building strength of character. Joseph Conrad in Lord Jim tells us that it is necessary for a youth to… — Kurt Hahn Copy Share Image
There are three ways of trying to win the young. There is persuasion, there is compulsion, and there is attraction. You can preach at… — Kurt Hahn Copy Share Image
Education must enable young people to effect what they have recognized to be right, despite hardships, despite dangers, despite inner skepticism, despite boredom, and… — Kurt Hahn Copy Share Image
“There is more in us than we know if we could be made to see it; perhaps, for the rest of our lives we… — Kurt Hahn Copy Share Image
It is a sin of the soul to force young people into opinions ... but it is culpable neglect not to impel young people… — Kurt Hahn Copy Share Image
Without the instinct for adventure, any civilization, however enlightened; any state, however well-ordered, will wilt and wither. — Kurt Hahn Copy Share Image
The experience of helping a fellow man in danger, or even of training in a realistic manner to be ready to give this help,… — Kurt Hahn Copy Share Image
What is it that is done to our children that their puberty should deform them? They have the joy of movement; they have an… — Kurt Hahn Copy Share Image
