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Quote by Irving Babbitt
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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The American reading his Sunday paper in a state of lazy collapse is perhaps the most perfect symbol of the triumph of quantity over quality…. Whole forests are being ground into pulp daily to minister to our triviality. – Irving Babbitt

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

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I have learned that track doesnt define me. My faith defines me. Im running because I have been blessed with a gift. – Allyson Felix

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Faith Hill is a big role model. – Taylor Swift

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Faith is not contrary to reason. – Sherwood Eddy

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The question Americans should ask is not whether a candidate is affiliated with a particular faith but rather whether that candidates faith makes it more likely he or she will support policies that align with their values. – Gary Bauer

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You can be a little ungrammatical if you come from the right part of the country. – Robert Frost

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My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope. – Ovid

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I define fear as standing across the ring from Joe Louis and knowing he wants to go home early. – Max Baer

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