Expeditions can greatly contribute towards building strength of character. Joseph Conrad in Lord Jim tells us that it … - Kurt Hahn

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Kurt Hahn

Expeditions can greatly contribute towards building strength of character. Joseph Conrad in Lord Jim tells us that it is necessary for a youth to experience events which 'reveal the inner worth of the man; the edge of his temper; the fibre of his stuff; the quality of his resistance; the secret truth of his pretences, not only to himself but others.

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