"It is as if our cities had not developed a sense of responsibility in regard to the life of the streets, and continually forget that recreation is stronger than vice." -Jane Addams "It is impossible... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Jane Adams is the female lead of Louis Menand's The Metaphysical Club. Here is a review of her book by one of it's male leads, William James, from a letter to her: I have just read your Spirit of Youth, and think it "simply great." Hard not to cry at certain pages! The fact is, Madam, that you are not like the rest of us, who SEEK the truth and TRY to express it. You INHABIT reality; and when you open your mouth truth can't help being uttered. I think that this book will have a great and vital influence.
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