Time Quote by Robert D. Putnam
![“{The Progressives] outlook was activist and optimistic, not fatalist and despondent. The distinctive characteristic of the Progressives was their conviction that social evils would not remedy themselves and that it was foolhardy to wait passively for time's cure. As Herbert Croly put it, they did…” quote by Robert D. Putnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b3e/robert-d-putnam-29120_time_the-progressives-outlook-was-activist-an_1763476.jpg)
““{The Progressives] outlook was activist and optimistic, not fatalist and despondent. The distinctive characteristic of the Progressives was their conviction that social evils would not remedy themselves and that it was foolhardy to wait passively for time's cure. As Herbert Croly put it, they did not believe that the future would take care of itself. Neither should we.””
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