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
Anyone who thus looks up has some chance of becoming worthy to be looked up to in turn. Irving Babbitt chancelookturn 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
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
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
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
An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the most perfect symbols of the triumph of quantity over quality that the world has yet seen. Irving Babbitt americancollapseday 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