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In our society, authority derives from justice, and in our society, learning to live with authority should derive from and aid learning to understand and to feel justice.
Lawrence Kohlberg
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"In our society, authority derives from justice, and in our society, learning to live with authority should derive from and aid learning to understand and to feel justice."
— Lawrence Kohlberg

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In our society, authority derives from justice, and in our society, learning to live with authority should derive from and aid learning to understand and to feel justice. — Lawrence Kohlberg

About Lawrence Kohlberg

Lawrence Kohlberg was a Educator from United States (1927–1987).

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Lawrence Kohlberg lived from 1927 – 1987.