Ellen Key Quotes


Just as little as terror - not even the terror of war - can save the world, just as little can hate ever be anything uplifting. Love is the only firm ground for peace - not only love for one's fellowmen, but first of all, love of one's country.


Citations

Key, Ellen. War, Peace, and the Future. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1916.

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Ellen Key
Ellen Key
  • Born: December 11, 1849
  • Died: April 25, 1926
  • Nationality: Swedish
  • Profession: Writer

Ellen Karolina Sofia Key was a Swedish difference feminist writer on many subjects in the fields of family life, ethics and education and was an important figure in the Modern Breakthrough movement. She was an early advocate of a child-centered approach to education and parenting, and was also a suffragist.