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I had taken a course in Ethics. I read a thick textbook, heard the class discussions and came out of it saying I hadn't learned a thing I didn't know before about morals and what is right or wrong in human conduct. ”
Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works. ”
The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous. ”
Most of the people that I deal with are human. So I've had a lot of experience with that. ”
I see a New York where people who are down on their luck can get back on the road to responsibility, a job and dignity. ”
People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else. ”
Understanding does not cure evil, but it is a definite help, inasmuch as one can cope with a comprehensible darkness. ”
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. ”
A human being would certainly not grow to be seventy or eighty years old if this longevity had no meaning for the species. The afternoon of human life must also have a significance of its own and cannot be merely a pitiful appendage to life's morning. ”
One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child. ”