"Democracy is now going forth on a crusade……" — Irving Babbitt
"Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism."
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Irving Babbitt
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38 Quotes by Irving Babbitt
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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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More Crusade Quotes
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It is not right to associate the fight against international terrorist networks with an imaginary crusade against Islam.
— Omar Bongo
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In religious and in secular affairs, the more fervent beliefs attract followers. If you are a moderate in any respect…
— Jimmy Carter
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Some few, & I am one, even wish to God, though at the loss of millions of lives, that the…
— Charles Darwin
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The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country,…
— Jose Bergamin
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preach, my dear Sir, a crusade against ignorance; establish & improve the law for educating the common people.
— Thomas Jefferson
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Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which…
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
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This attempt to ban smoking is an example of social engineering on a vast scale. Such massive intervention in the…
— Unknown Author
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So much for the crusade against drugs . . . all America is actually doing is consolidating its position as…
— Alexander Cockburn
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The difference between a policy and a crusade is that a policy is judged by its results, while a crusade…
— Thomas Sowell
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There is need for a crusade of manliness and purity to counteract and nullify the savage work of those who…
— Josemaria Escriva
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The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will…
— Aldous Huxley
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To defy the laws of tradition is a crusade only of the brave.
— Les Claypool
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