Democracy must stand or fall on a platform of possible human perfectibility. If human nature cannot be improved by institutions, democracy is… — Herbert Croly Copy Share Image
“I have no faith in human perfectibility. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
“According to Herder, one cannot make such judgments. Judgments of good and bad are defined culturally and internally, in terms of each… — Stephen R.C. Hicks Copy Share Image
“Reigns of terror are thus the bastard child of the Enlightenment. Terror in the name of utopian ideals would rise again and… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image