If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.
Irving BabbittIf quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
Irving BabbittSince every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.
Irving BabbittTo harmonize the One with the Many, this is indeed a difficult adjustment, perhaps the most difficult of all, and so important, withal, that nations have perished from their failure to achieve it.
Irving Babbitt