We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.

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.

A remarkable feature of the humanitarian movement, on both its sentimental and utilitarian sides, has been its preoccupation with the lot of the masses.

Anyone who thus looks up has some chance of becoming worthy to be looked up to in turn.

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

The ultimate binding element in the medieval order was subordination to the divine will and its earthly representatives, notably the pope.

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