Each stage of moral development has its own logic and integr... - Lawrence Kohlberg

"Each stage of moral development has its own logic and integrity; we should not dismiss earlier stages but seek to transcend them."

Lawrence Kohlberg Wisdom

Psychologist American 1927–1987

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