Moral maturity is shown not in grand gestures but in the dai... - Lawrence Kohlberg

"Moral maturity is shown not in grand gestures but in the daily choices to be fair and to consider others' perspectives."

Lawrence Kohlberg Wisdom

Psychologist American 1927–1987

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