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The past speaks to us in a thousand voices, warning and comforting, animating and stirring to action.

~Felix Adler

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The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.

~Felix Adler

Topics: Blazing Dark Great Hero Life Light Men See Sets Streets Up Who World

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The family is the school of duties - founded on love.

~Felix Adler

Topics: Duties Family Founded Love School

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The freedom of thought is a sacred right of every individual man, and diversity will continue to increase with the progress, refinement, and differentiation of the human intellect.

~Felix Adler

Topics: Continue Differentiation Diversity Every Freedom Human Increase Individual Intellect Man Progress Refinement Right Sacred Thought Will

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You do not build your own houses, nor make your own garments, nor bake your own bread, simply because you know that if you were to attempt all these things they would all be more or less ill done.

~Felix Adler

Topics: Attempt Bake Because Bread Build Done Garments Houses Ill Know Less Make More More Or Less Nor Own Simply Things Were Would You Your

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Admitting the force of these contentions, nevertheless, the custom of meeting together in public assembly for the consideration of the most serious, the most exalted topics of human interest is too vitally precious to be lost.

~Felix Adler

Topics: Admitting Assembly Consideration Custom Exalted Force Human Interest Lost Meeting Most Nevertheless Precious Public Serious Together Too Topics Vitally

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We measure our enjoyments by the sum expended.

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Topics: Measure Our Sum

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Love of country is like love of woman - he loves her best who seeks to bestow on her the highest good.

~Felix Adler

Topics: Best Bestow Country Good He Her Highest Like Love Loves Seeks Who Woman

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Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt.

~Felix Adler

Topics: Cannot Corrupt Diseased Fruit Private Public Roots Virtue Where

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The platform of an Ethical Society is itself the altar; the address must be the fire that burns thereon.

~Felix Adler

Topics: Address Altar Burns Ethical Fire Itself Must Platform Society

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Educator

Born: August 13th, 1851

Died: April 24th, 1933

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