“A sufficient and sure method of civilization is in the influence of good women.”
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American philosopher, essayist, and poet 1803–1882Related quotes
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
1830s, The American Scholar http://www.emersoncentral.com/amscholar.htm (1837)
Walter Rauschenbusch
(1861–1918) United States Baptist theologian
Source: Christianity and the Social Crisis (1907), Ch.4 Why Has Christianity Never Undertaken the Work of Social Reconstruction?, p. 146
Context: Christianity was rising when the ancient world was breaking down. By the time the Church had gained sufficient power to exercise a controlling influence, the process of social decay, like the breakdown of a physical organism in a wasting disease, was beyond remedy.
“Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.”
Jane Addams
(1860–1935) pioneer settlement social worker
Speech, Honolulu (1933), quoted in The Encarta Book of Quotations (2000) edited by Bill Swainson, page 6, Inscribed in stone at the Chicago Public Library reading garden.
“Selfless service has always been one of the most powerful methods of influence.”
Stephen R. Covey
(1932–2012) American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker
Source: Principle-Centered Leadership (1992), Ch. 11
Context: Perform anonymous service. Whenever we do good for others anonymously, our sense of intrinsic worth and self-respect increases. … Selfless service has always been one of the most powerful methods of influence.
Die dem Satz vom Grunde nachgehende ist die vernünftige Betrachtungsart, welche im praktischen Leben, wie in der Wissenschaft, allein gilt und hilft: die vom Inhalt jenes Satzes wegsehende ist die geniale Betrachtungsart, welche in der Kunst allein gilt und hilft.
Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung, Zweiter Band, Ergänzungen zum dritten Buch, para. 36 (1859)
The World as Will and Representation (1819; 1844; 1859)
“We want to empower women and encourage women and to develop civil societies so women can benefit.”
George W. Bush
(1946) 43rd President of the United States
2010s, 2011, Speech at the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (2011)
Source: The Myth of Male Power (1993), Part 1: The Myth of Male Power, p. 79.
Kurt Lewin
(1890–1947) German-American psychologist
As cited in: M.K. Smith (2001) " Kurt Lewin, groups, experiential learning and action research http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-lewin.htm". In: The Encyclopedia of Informal Education.
1940s, Resolving social conflicts; selected papers on group dynamics, 1948
