The moral and social aspiration proper to American life is, of course, the aspiration vaguely described by the word democratic; and the actual achievement of the American nation points towards an adequate and fruitful definition of the democratic ideal.
Herbert CrolyAmerican history contains much matter for pride and congratulation, and much matter for regret and humiliation.
Herbert CrolyWomen ... are completely alone, though they were born and bred upon this soil, as if they belonged to another class in creation.
Herbert CrolyDemocracy may mean something more than a theoretically absolute popular government, but it assuredly cannot mean anything less.
Herbert Croly