Jane Addams
A social reformer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, she was a pioneer in social work and urban sociology, co-founding Hull House.
Quotes by Jane Addams
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.
We have learned to look upon the most humble as our brothers and sisters.
True peace is not merely the absence of war, but the presence of justice.
The essence of democracy is its assurance that every human being should be treated with respect.
One's spiritual realizations are usually awkward if expressed, much more so if attempted to be organized.
The world of higher education should have no snobbishness or elitism about it.
Action is the sole medium of expression for ethics.
Unless all men are brothers, none are free.
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
Our very sense of solidarity is built upon that experience of shared suffering.
To reach the masses, one must speak their language.
The Settlement is a protest against the monotony of modern life.
War is the greatest failure of human reason.
Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.
The test of a democracy is how it treats its minorities.
Compassion is the chief law of human existence.
We all bear traces of the starvation struggle which for so long made up the life of the race.
The door to opportunity is often locked, and we must find the key.
Peace is every step.
The greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.