The true humanist maintains a just balance between sympathy and selection.
The true humanist maintains a just balance between sympathy and selection.
Author: Irving Babbitt
Inasmuch as society cannot go on without discipline of some kind men were constrained in the absence of any other form of discipline to turn to discipline of the military type.
Inasmuch as society cannot go on without discipline of some kind men were constrained in the absence of any other form of discipline to turn to discipline of the military type.
The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology.
The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology.
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.
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.
For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.
For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.
Perhaps 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.
Perhaps 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.
The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.
The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.
Since every man desires happiness it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.
Since every man desires happiness it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.
Tell him on the contrary that he needs in the interest of his own happiness to walk in the path of humility and self-control and he will be indifferent or even actively resentful.
Tell him on the contrary that he needs in the interest of his own happiness to walk in the path of humility and self-control and he will be indifferent or even actively resentful.
The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded faith in the plain people.
The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded faith in the plain people.
Act strenuously would appear to be our faith and right thinking will take care of itself.
Act strenuously would appear to be our faith and right thinking will take care of itself.
A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump faith in its future progress and desire to serve the great cause of this progress should be called not a humanist but a humanitarian and his creed may be designated as humanitarianism.
A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump faith in its future progress and desire to serve the great cause of this progress should be called not a humanist but a humanitarian and his creed may be designated as humanitarianism.