Irving Babbitt Quotes About Democracy

Quotes about: Democracy

• Commercialism is laying its great greasy paw upon everything including the irresponsible quest of thrills; so that, whatever democracy may be theoretically, one is sometimes tempted to define it practically as standardized and commercialized melodrama.

  Irving Babbitt

  Democracy, Quests, May

  Irving Babbitt (2005). “On Literature, Cultures, and Religion”, p.138, Transaction Publishers

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

  Irving Babbitt

  Practice, Feelings, Democracy

  Irving Babbitt (2005). “On Literature, Cultures, and Religion”, p.154, Transaction Publishers

• If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.

  Irving Babbitt

  Men, Essence, Democracy

  Irving Babbitt (2005). “On Literature, Cultures, and Religion”, p.112, Transaction Publishers

• To say that most of us today are purely expansive is only another way of saying that most of us continue to be more concerned with the quantity than with the quality of our democracy.

  Irving Babbitt

  Democracy, Quality, Today

  Irving Babbitt (2005). “On Literature, Cultures, and Religion”, p.110, Transaction Publishers

• Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.

  Irving Babbitt

  Democracy, Imperialism, Crusades

  Irving Babbitt (2005). “On Literature, Cultures, and Religion”, p.110, Transaction Publishers

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