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FOR a long time the conviction has been dimly felt in the community that, without prejudice to existing institutions, the legal day of weekly rest might be employed to advantage for purposes affecting the general good.

~Felix Adler

Topics: Advantage Affecting Been Community Conviction Day Employed Existing Felt General Good Institutions Legal Long Long Time Might Prejudice Purposes Rest Time Weekly Without

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Few are there that will leave the secure seclusion of the scholar's life, the peaceful walks of literature and learning, to stand out a target for the criticism of unkind and hostile minds.

~Felix Adler

Topics: Criticism Few Hostile Learning Leave Life Literature Minds Out Peaceful Scholar Secure Stand Target Unkind Walks Will

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An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most precious and permanent goods of human life have been madly sacrificed in the interests of momentary enrichment.

~Felix Adler

Topics: Anxious Been Commercial Craving Desire Enrichment Fierce Gain Goods Human Human Life Interests Life Longer Madly Momentary Most Permanent Possession Precious Rare Sacrificed Taken Unrest World

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Love is the expansion of two natures in such fashion that each include the other, each is enriched by the other.

~Felix Adler

Topics: Each Enriched Expansion Fashion Include Love Love Is Natures Other Two

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No religion can long continue to maintain its purity when the church becomes the subservient vassal of the state.

~Felix Adler

Topics: Becomes Church Continue Long Maintain Purity Religion State

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Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.

~Felix Adler

Topics: Certain Creed Dogma Every Experience Inception Inner Intellect Philosophic Statement Terms Theological

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Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in an upward movement, without limit.

~Felix Adler

Topics: Acquire Be Real Ceaseless Efforts Engaged Ethical Faith Improvement Limit Moral Movement Moving Only Real Religion Those Upward Who Without

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Educator

Born: August 13th, 1851

Died: April 24th, 1933

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