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 BabbittIf quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
Irving BabbittIf a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.
Irving BabbittThe industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards.
Irving Babbitt