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A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

EXPEDIENCY, n. The father of all virtues.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Expediency,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1884-06-07)

More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/85383…

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A quotation from Samuel Johnson

That observation which is called knowledge of the world will be found much more frequently to make men cunning than good.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1750-03-31), The Rambler, No. 4

More about this quote: wist.info/johnson-samuel/22262…

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#Addams, #Dewey & #James pointed to where there is most struggle to survive as where the most vital experiences of life exist. Addams went so far as to say that if we "shut ourselves away" from sympathy with those experiences, we can mobilize only "half our [own] faculties."

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A simple yet overlooked practical & experimental conclusion to be drawn from Jane #Addams' philosophy is that if we wish to introduce new information into any social transaction then, to control the effects of this, we should do so in as noiseless (i.e. neutral) a way as possible.

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Deep into Jane #Addams' writings and works at the moment. Can't shake the feeling that the most fruitful reconstruction we could work on #pragmatism studies would involve raising her work to its rightful level of attention alongside the three classical "founders" of pragmatism, i.e. #Peirce, #James, #Dewey. The sheer depth of influence on Dewey from Addams' insights, resulting from her own hands-on cooperative work at Hull House, is as staggering as it is inspiring.

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⬆️ Discover more about Jane #Addams and Alice #Hamilton in this recent documentary about the truly extraordinary work they and other women at Hull-House accomplished:
https://interactive.wttw.com/chicago-stories/jane-addams/video?v=full-ep

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