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... higher things . And a traveller will not get far towards higher things if he is ever afraid of putting one foot in front of the other . For similar reasons , I feel very little sympathy with social- ism . If I think of democracy as a ...
... higher things . And a traveller will not get far towards higher things if he is ever afraid of putting one foot in front of the other . For similar reasons , I feel very little sympathy with social- ism . If I think of democracy as a ...
Page 172
... higher type of civilized being ? It is indicative of the shallowness of many of the minds so loudly taking part in the discussion of marriage and the home that they appear to see nothing but the marriage bed and the bank account , and ...
... higher type of civilized being ? It is indicative of the shallowness of many of the minds so loudly taking part in the discussion of marriage and the home that they appear to see nothing but the marriage bed and the bank account , and ...
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... higher satisfaction and is the higher type of men , the accumulated wisdom of our race does not hesitate , just as , without " scientific proof , " it does not hesitate to place a Beethoven above an ephemeral composer of " sob stuff ...
... higher satisfaction and is the higher type of men , the accumulated wisdom of our race does not hesitate , just as , without " scientific proof , " it does not hesitate to place a Beethoven above an ephemeral composer of " sob stuff ...
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achieved æsthetic animal atoms beauty become believe better biological body brain called century Christian church civilization conception conduct Confucius coöperation creatures creed death democracy doctrine earth economic emotion ethical evil existence experience fact faith fear feel future H. L. MENCKEN happiness HILAIRE BELLOC hope human nature ideals ideas immortal individual instinct intellectual intelligence IRVING BABBITT IRWIN EDMAN J. B. S. HALDANE JAMES TRUSLOW ADAMS John Dewey JOSEPH WOOD KRUTCH JULIA PETERKIN knowledge least less living man's mankind matter means ment merely mind modern nation never one's organization ourselves past philosophy physical political possible practical present question race reason religion religious ROBERT ANDREWS MILLIKAN Rousseau Rousseauist scientific seems sense social society soul spirit things thought tion to-day true truth universe values whole WILLIAM RALPH INGE words