Max Lerner

Max Lerner (December 20, 1902 – June 5, 1992) was a Russia-born American journalist and educator known for his syndicated column.

[3] After receiving his doctorate, Lerner began work as an editor for the Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences (1927–1932), The Nation (1936–1938), and PM (1943–1948).

Lerner's most influential book was America as a Civilization: Life and Thought in the United States Today (1957).

[6] His book The Unfinished Country is a collection of more than 200 of his daily columns, which were written for the New York Post over the span of more than a decade.

The book contains one of his better-known quotes: "The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt."