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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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. – Irving Babbitt

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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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Republican values – strong families, faith, personal responsibility and freedom, among others – are not unique to specific subsets of the electorate. They are universal values, and it is Republicans job to remind Americans of that fact. – Gary Bauer

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Moderation is part of faith, so those who accuse Muslim schools of fostering fanaticism should learn a bit more about Islam. – Cat Stevens

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Ultimately, blind faith is the only kind. – Mason Cooley

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Our first responsibility is to protect the American people and we cannot put on blinders to expect that everyone who seeks asylum does so in good faith. – Bill Shuster

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We do what we must, and call it by the best names. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I feel like if I won an award and I was giving my speech and the music started, thats all Id remember, the humiliation I felt when the music started. It would mar the entire experience for me. – Seth Rogen

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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. – Turkish Proverb

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Beauty is natures brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship. – John Milton

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