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86 Ellen Key
her resolve to live in service for others, and
thus forget her own fate. Indignation over
what she felt to be unrighteousness braced
her, turned her away from herself, and brought
her into the battle in public life. Up to that
time, Ellen Key had commanded unqualified
admiration and popularity among young and
old on all sides. Moderate and considerate,
she had provoked no one. Her activities
had so far been confined to the calmer edu-
cational work. But from the winter of 1889
Ellen Key entered upon a new era in her life.
Development and liberation of the personal-
ity is the goal toward which she aims all her
efforts. Her lectures and writings in general
have always virtually had this object in view.
She calls attention to the interaction that
takes place between man's ascent to an ever
higher development, and his liberation from
prejudices based on law-paragraphs. The
greater the demands man puts on himself,
the less need has society for dealing with him
by prohibitions and punishments, and the
fewer these become, the sooner will arise the
ethnical and intellectual harbinger of civili-
sation, the individual. With burning zeal
Ellen Key preaches her gospel, counselling
each and every one to consider the right and
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