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Intelligence may be taken as a necessary, but not sufficient, cause of moral advance. All morally advanced children are bright, but not all bright children are morally advanced.
Lawrence Kohlberg
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"Intelligence may be taken as a necessary, but not sufficient, cause of moral advance. All morally advanced children are bright, but not all bright children are morally advanced."
— Lawrence Kohlberg

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Intelligence may be taken as a necessary, but not sufficient, cause of moral advance. All morally advanced children are bright, but not all bright children are morally advanced. — Lawrence Kohlberg

About Lawrence Kohlberg

Lawrence Kohlberg was a Educator from United States (1927–1987).

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Lawrence Kohlberg lived from 1927 – 1987.