Forming characters! Whose? Our own or others? Both. And in that momentous fact lies the peril and responsibility of our existence. (Elihu Burritt)

Forming characters! Whose? Our own or others? Both. And in that momentous fact lies the peril and responsibility of our existence.

Elihu Burritt

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