In the unceasing ebb and flow of justice and oppression we must all dig channels as best we may, that at the propitious moment somewhat of the swelling tide may be conducted to the barren places of life.

Intellectual life requires for its expansion and manifestation the influences and assimilation of the interests and affections of others.

Of all aspects of social misery nothing is so heartbreaking as unemployment.

America's future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely what he is taught; hence we must watch what we teach, and how we live.

Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.

If the Settlement seeks its expression through social activity, it must learn the difference between mere social unrest and spiritual impulse.

The mass of men seldom move together without an emotional incentive.