For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.
Irving BabbittAccording to the new ethics, virtue is not restrictive but expansive, a sentiment and even an intoxication.
Irving BabbittPerhaps 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.
Irving Babbitt