Act strenuously, would appear to be our faith, and right thinking will take care of itself. Irving Babbitt actcarefaith Change image and share on social
For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual. Irving Babbitt imperialismimperialisticindividual Change image and share on social
The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded faith in the plain people. Irving Babbitt democraticfaithidealist Change image and share on social
The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology. Irving Babbitt defendencroachmenthumanity Change image and share on social
Inasmuch as society cannot go on without discipline of some kind, men were constrained, in the absence of any other form of discipline, to turn to discipline of the military type. Irving Babbitt absenceconstraindiscipline Change image and share on social
Perhaps as good a classification as any of the main types is that of the three lusts distinguished by traditional Christianity - the lust of knowledge, the lust of sensation, and the lust of power. Irving Babbitt christianityclassificationdistinguish Change image and share on social
If we are to have such a discipline we must have standards, and to get our standards under existing conditions we must have criticism. Irving Babbitt conditioncriticismdiscipline Change image and share on social
Yet Aristotle's excellence of substance, so far from being associated with the grand style, is associated with something that at times comes perilously near jargon. Irving Babbitt aristotleexcellencegrand Change image and share on social
Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism. Irving Babbitt crusadedemocracyimperialism 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
