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The World of Lincoln Steffens

This book delves into the life and career of Lincoln Steffens, a prominent figure in American journalism and social activism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It explores his influential reporting, his role in the Progressive movement, and his lasting impact on American society. more

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Lincoln Steffens
Lincoln Steffens

Lincoln Steffens was an American journalist and writer known for his critical reporting on American politics and social issues. His work had a profound impact on American social reform in the early 20th century. more

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“Since education is not a means to living, but is identical with the operation of living a life which is fruitful and inherently significant, the only ultimate value which can be set up is just the process of living itself. And this is not an end to which studies and activities are subordinate means; it is the whole of which they are ingredients.”

“In the present state of the world, it is evident that the control we have gained of physical energies, heat, light, electricity, etc., without having first secured control of our use of ourselves is a perilous affair. Without the control of our use of ourselves, our use of other things is blind; it may lead to anything.”

“It is not a nature cure, a system of faith healing, or a physical culture, or a medical treatment, or a semi-occult philosophy. As to what it is, Dewey's brief but striking description appeals most and has the least chance of being proved incorrect: 'It the Alexander Technique bears the same relation to education that education itself bears to all other human activities.'”

“When a school introduces and trains each child of society into membership within such a little community, saturating him with the spirit of service, and providing him with the instruments of effective self-direction, we shall have the deepest and best guaranty of a larger society which is worthy, lovely, and harmonious”