Felix Adler

The conception of worth, that each person is an end per se, is not a mere abstraction. Our interest in read more

The conception of worth, that each person is an end per se, is not a mere abstraction. Our interest in it is not merely academic. Every outcry against the oppression of some people by other people, or against what is morally hideous is the affirmation of the principle that a human being as such is not to be violated. A human being is not to be handled as a tool but is to be respected and revered.

The freedom of thought is a sacred right of every individual man, and diversity will continue to increase with the read more

The freedom of thought is a sacred right of every individual man, and diversity will continue to increase with the progress, refinement, and differentiation of the human intellect.

Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a read more

Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.

No religion can long continue to maintain its purity when the church becomes the subservient vassal of the state.

No religion can long continue to maintain its purity when the church becomes the subservient vassal of the state.

Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward read more

Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in an upward movement, without limit.