For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.

We may affirm, then, that the main drift of the later Renaissance was away from a humanism that favored a free expansion toward a humanism that was in the highest degree disciplinary and selective.

Robespierre, however, was not the type of leader finally destined to emerge from the Revolution.

The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology.

The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.

If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.

The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism.