“Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.”

— Jane Addams · Courage quote

“Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.”

— JANE ADDAMS

Social reformer · 1860 – 1935

Jane Addams was an American settlement activist and reformer who co-founded Hull House in Chicago, a model for community social work. She became the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, in 1931.

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