National events determine our ideals, as much as our ideals determine national events..

Only in time of fear is government thrown back to its primitive and sole function of self-defense and the many interests of which it is the guardian ….

We are learning that a standard of social ethics is not attained by travelling a sequestered byway, but by mixing on the thronged and common road whe….

The lessons of great men and women are lost unless they reinforce upon our minds the highest demands which we make upon ourselves; they are lost unle….

The task of youth is not only its own salvation but the salvation of those against whom it rebels, but in that case there must be something vital to ….

A very little familiarity with the poor districts of any city is sufficient to show how primitive and genuine are the neighborly relations..

What is a great man who has made his mark upon history? Every time, if we think far enough, he is a man who has looked through the confusion of the m….

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 the curi….

A Settlement is above all a place for enthusiasms, a spot to which those who have a passion for the equalization of human joys and opportunities are ….

As democracy modifies our conception of life, it constantly raises the value and function of each member of the community, however humble he may be..