Jane Addams Quotes
Jane Addams was an American social philosopher, reformer, and pacifist and the most influential American woman public intellectual of her generation. In 1889 she co-founded Hull House in Chicago, the most famous of the American settlement houses, and from that base contributed in close dialogue with John Dewey and other pragmatists to the development of American pragmatism, social ethics, and progressive reform. The quotes below are attributed to Jane Addams, organized by topic.
Jane Addams on Justice
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Attributed to Jane Addams:
“The good we secure for ourselves is precarious until secured for all.”
Jane Addams on Politics
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Attributed to Jane Addams:
“Democracy is not a form of government, but a way of life.”
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Attributed to Jane Addams:
“Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all.”
Jane Addams on Virtue
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Attributed to Jane Addams:
“Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics.”
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Attributed to Jane Addams:
“Old morality is too narrow to give us guidance under the new conditions.”