If we are to have such a discipline we must have standards, and to get our standards under existing conditions we must have criticism.

Commercialism is laying its great greasy paw upon everything including the irresponsible quest of thrills; so that, whatever democracy may be theoretically, one is sometimes tempted to define it practically as standardized and commercialized melodrama.

It is well to open one's mind but only as a preliminary to closing it ... for the supreme act of judgment and selection.

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

Very few of the early Italian humanists were really humane.

Act strenuously, would appear to be our faith, and right thinking will take care of itself.

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.