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
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
A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice. Irving Babbitt concludedemocracyfeeling 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
