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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.

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A remarkable feature of the humanitarian movement, on both its sentimental and utilitarian sides, has been its preoccupation with the lot of the masses.

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For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.

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Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and he will be indifferent, or even actively resentful.

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If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.

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Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.

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A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to make him feel that he is himself spiritually the underdog.

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A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice.

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The humanitarian would, of course, have us meddle in foreign affairs as part of his program of world service.

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Yet Aristotle's excellence of substance, so far from being associated with the grand style, is associated with something that at times comes perilously near jargon.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Critic

Born: August 2nd, 1865

Died: July 15th, 1933

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