“The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology.”
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The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.
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.
Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.
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.