The Human Mind, If It Is To

If Quantitatively The American Achievement Is Impressive, Qualitatively It Is Somewhat Less Satisfying.

Furthermore, America Suffers Not Only From A Lack Of Standards, But Also Not Infrequently From A Confusion Or An Inversion Of Standards.

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.

We May Affirm, Then, That The Main Drift Of The Later Renaissance Was Away From A Humanism That Favored A Free Expansion Toward A Humanism That Was In The Highest Degree Disciplinary And Selective.

A Democracy, The Realistic Observer Is Forced To Conclude, Is Likely To Be Idealistic In Its Feelings About Itself, But Imperialistic About Its Practice.