The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism. Irving Babbitt civilizationeffectivelyeuropean Change image and share on social
Very few of the early Italian humanists were really humane. Irving Babbitt earlyhumanehumanist Change image and share on social
The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards. Irving Babbitt carelessethicalgreat Change image and share on social
To harmonize the One with the Many, this is indeed a difficult adjustment, perhaps the most difficult of all, and so important, withal, that nations have perished from their failure to achieve it. Irving Babbitt achieveadjustmentdifficult Change image and share on social
According to the new ethics, virtue is not restrictive but expansive, a sentiment and even an intoxication. Irving Babbitt ethicexpansiveintoxication Change image and share on social
The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy. Irving Babbitt breadthhumanitarianknowledge Change image and share on social
A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump, faith in its future progress, and desire to serve the great cause of this progress, should be called not a humanist, but a humanitarian, and his creed may be designated as humanitarianism. Irving Babbitt callcreeddesignate share on social
The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality. Irving Babbitt balancehumanmaintain Change image and share on social
To say that most of us today are purely expansive is only another way of saying that most of us continue to be more concerned with the quantity than with the quality of our democracy. Irving Babbitt concerncontinuedemocracy Change image and share on social
A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to make him feel that he is himself spiritually the underdog. Irving Babbitt feelmakeman Change image and share on social
