Quote by Jane Addams
The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of

The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself. – Jane Addams

Other quotes by Jane Addams

Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself. – Jane Addams

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Socialism
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Americas future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely what he is taught hence we must watch what we teach, and how we live. – Jane Addams

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Future
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Hypocrisy
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People are very inclined to set moral standards for others. – Elizabeth Drew, The New Yorker, 1987 February 16th

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Hypocrisy

A man who should act, for one day, on the supposition that all the people about him were influenced by the religion which they professed would find himself ruined by night. – Thomas Macaulay

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Hypocrisy

One should examine oneself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others. – Molière

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Hypocrisy

All of us are experts at practicing virtue at a distance. – Theodore M. Hesburgh

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Hypocrisy

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Our ideals are our better selves. – Amos Bronson Alcott

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On several occasions, I discussed with Bill Clinton the subject of inquiries by the media about our relationship. He told me to continue to deny our relationship, that if we would stick together, everything would be okay. – Gennifer Flowers

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Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. – Neale Donald Walsch

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My husband lets me have all the scrapbooking supplies I can hide. – Author Unknown

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