Friday Philosophy

Jane Addams (1860-1935) was one of the most prominent progressive activists of late nineteenth/early twentieth century. She is best known as the founder of Hull House in Chicago, a settlement house that provided a wide range of services to the immigrant community. I guess this statement pretty much sums up her philosophy:

“The good we secure for ourselves is precarious
and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and
incorporated into our common life.”