We are thus brought to a conception of Democracy not merely as a sentiment which desires the well-being of all men, nor… — Jane Addams Copy Share Image
Our conceptions of morality, as all our other ideas, pass through a course of development; the difficulty comes in adjusting our conduct,… — Jane Addams Copy Share Image
Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation. — Jane Addams Copy Share Image
As democracy modifies our conception of life, it constantly raises the value and function of each member of the community, however humble… — Jane Addams Copy Share Image
The task of youth is not only its own salvation but the salvation of those against whom it rebels. — Jane Addams Copy Share
“In his own way each man must struggle, lest the moral law become a far-off abstraction utterly separated from his active life.” — Jane Addams Copy Share
Private beneficence is totally inadequate to deal with the vast numbers of the city's disinherited. — Jane Addams Copy Share
That person is most cultivated who is able to put himself in the place of the greatest number of other persons. — Jane Addams Copy Share
As the acceptance of democracy brings a certain life-giving power, so it has its own sanctions and comforts. Perhaps the most obvious one is… — Jane Addams Copy Share
Intellectual life requires for its expansion and manifestation the influences and assimilation of the interests and affections of others. — Jane Addams Copy Share
Life cannot be administered by definite rules and regulations; that wisdom to deal with a man's difficulties comes only through some knowledge of his… — Jane Addams Copy Share
Hospitality still survives among foreigners, although it is buried under false pride among the poorest Americans. — Jane Addams Copy Share
We are thus brought to a conception of Democracy not merely as a sentiment which desires the well-being of all men, nor yet as… — Jane Addams Copy Share
With all the efforts made by modern society to nurture and educate the young, how stupid it is to permit the mothers of young… — Jane Addams Copy Share
If the meanest man in the republic is deprived of his rights,then every man in the republic is deprived of his rights. — Jane Addams Copy Share
If the underdog were always right, one might quite easily try to defend him. The trouble is that very often he is but obscurely… — Jane Addams Copy Share
Pliable human nature is relentlessly pressed upon by its physical environment. — Jane Addams Copy Share
