Quotes by Irving Babbitt about People

Irving Babbitt American Critic

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.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about people

One of our federal judges said, not long ago, that what the American people need is ten per cent of thought and ninety per cent of action.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about 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.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about people