A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice.

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

Furthermore, America suffers not only from a lack of standards, but also not infrequently from a confusion or an inversion of standards.

Very few of the early Italian humanists were really humane.

The humanitarian would, of course, have us meddle in foreign affairs as part of his program of world service.

The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality.

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.