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

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

If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is 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.

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

Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.

The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards.