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Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt.
Felix Adler
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— Felix Adler

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About Felix Adler

Felix Adler was a Educator from United States (1851–1933).

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Felix Adler lived from 1851 – 1933.