If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.
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One should, therefore, in the interests of democracy itself seek to substitute the doctrine of the right man for the doctrine of the rights of man.
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A gross and palpable error of the era that is just closing has been the confusion of mechanical and material progress with moral progress.
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Act strenuously, would appear to be our faith, and right thinking will take care of itself.
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We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.
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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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