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The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole questi

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. – Irving Babbitt

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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. – Irving Babbitt

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Society
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Irving Babbitt
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To harmonize the One with the Many, this is indeed a difficult adjustment, perhaps the most difficult of all, and so important, withal, that nations have perished from their failure to achieve it. – Irving Babbitt

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Failure
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And so, today, if the state can no longer appeal to the old moral principles that belong to the Christian tradition, it will be forced to create a new official faith and new moral principles which will be binding on its citizens. – Christopher Dawson

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At least the fundamentalists havent tried to dilute their message. Their faith is exposed for what it is for all to see. – Richard Dawkins

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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament belief is the denomination of the New. – Benjamin Whichcote

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There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility. – Abu Bakr

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I think any spiritual experience thats worthwhile is not about ego and it will humble you in some way. And also, a Zen monk once said to me, If youre not laughing, then youre not getting it. – David O. Russell

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A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs. – Wentworth Miller

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When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves. – William Arthur Ward

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We are given one life, and the decision is our whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live. – Omar Bradley

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