We are thus brought to a conception of Democracy not merely as a sentiment which desires the well-being of all men, nor yet as a creed which believes in the essential dignity and equality of all men, but as that which affords a rule of living as well as a test of faith.
Jane AddamsPrivate beneficence is totally inadequate to deal with the vast numbers of the city's disinherited.
Jane AddamsThe cheap drama brings cause and effect, will power and action, once more into relation and gives a man the thrilling conviction that he may yet be master of his fate.
Jane AddamsIf the Settlement seeks its expression through social activity, it must learn the difference between mere social unrest and spiritual impulse.
Jane Addams