I am not a prophet in any sense of the word, and I entertain an active and intense dislike of the foregoing mixture of optimism, fatalism, and conservatism. Herbert Croly activeconservatismdislike Change image and share on social
Democracy may mean something more than a theoretically absolute popular government, but it assuredly cannot mean anything less. Herbert Croly absoluteassuredlydemocracy Change image and share on social
The more consciously democratic Americans became, however, the less they were satisfied with a conception of the Promised Land, which went no farther than a pervasive economic prosperity guaranteed by free institutions. Herbert Croly americanconceptionconsciously share on social
Of course, Americans have no monopoly of patriotic enthusiasm and good faith. Herbert Croly americanenthusiasmfaith Change image and share on social
American history contains much matter for pride and congratulation, and much matter for regret and humiliation. Herbert Croly americancongratulationhistory Change image and share on social
Our country was thereby saved from the consequences of its distracting individualistic conception of democracy, and its merely legal conception of nationality. It was because the followers of Jackson and Douglas did fight for it, that the Union was preserved. Herbert Croly conceptionconsequencecountry share on social
The combination of Federalism and Republicanism which formed the substance of the system, did not constitute a progressive and formative political principle, but it pointed in the direction of a constructive formula. Herbert Croly combinationconstituteconstructive share on social
The only fruitful promise of which the life of any individual or any nation can be possessed, is a promise determined by an ideal. Herbert Croly determinefruitfulideal Change image and share on social
Had it not been for the Atlantic Ocean and the virgin wilderness, the United States would never have been the Land of Promise. Herbert Croly atlanticlandocean Change image and share on social
When Jefferson and the Republicans rallied to the Union and to the existing Federalist organization, the fabric of traditional American democracy was almost completely woven. Herbert Croly americancompletelydemocracy Change image and share on social
