"Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men." ― Jane Addams Topic(s): Attitude More From Jane Addams "The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life." "Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation." More In Attitude "That attitude toward women as objects may have worked for the late Sixties, but it doesn’t do so now."― John Schlesinger "My first feeling about the paper and the attitude is that it is absurd."― Arthur Holly Compton "I have a great wife and it’s very easy to be romantic because it makes her happy and then my life is so much better when she’s happy."― Nicholas Sparks