My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideGregg, 1969 - 916 pages |
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Page 89
... character for better or for worse . Of course , this was a theory of pure determinism , and was wholly opposed to the ordinary views , both of religious teachers and of governments , that , whatever the natural character , whatever the ...
... character for better or for worse . Of course , this was a theory of pure determinism , and was wholly opposed to the ordinary views , both of religious teachers and of governments , that , whatever the natural character , whatever the ...
Page 90
... character , that no character is so bad that it may not be greatly improved by a really good environment acting upon it from early infancy , and that society has the power of creating such an environment . Now , the will is undoubtedly ...
... character , that no character is so bad that it may not be greatly improved by a really good environment acting upon it from early infancy , and that society has the power of creating such an environment . Now , the will is undoubtedly ...
Page 91
... character which is the very salt of social life ; by environment , including education , we can so modify and improve that character as to bring it into harmony with the possessor's actual surroundings , and thus fit him for perform ...
... character which is the very salt of social life ; by environment , including education , we can so modify and improve that character as to bring it into harmony with the possessor's actual surroundings , and thus fit him for perform ...
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