"A remarkable feature of the humanitarian movement, on……" — Irving Babbitt
"A remarkable feature of the humanitarian movement, on both its sentimental and utilitarian sides, has been its preoccupation with the lot of the masses."
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38 Quotes by Irving Babbitt
Irving Babbitt has 38 quotes on this site.
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For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.
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A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump, faith in its future progress, and desire to serve the…
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The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards.
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A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to…
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Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path…
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The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality.
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The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.
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An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the…
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The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded…
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A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but…
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If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy…
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If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
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