Felix Adler

The hero is the one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the read more

The hero is the one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint is the man who walks through the dark paths of the world, himself a light.

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.

The family is the school of duties... founded on love.

The family is the school of duties... founded on love.

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.