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.

Anyone who thus looks up has some chance of becoming worthy to be looked up to in turn.

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

The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology.

Furthermore, America suffers not only from a lack of standards, but also not infrequently from a confusion or an inversion of standards.

The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards.

Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.

The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.

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

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.

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.

I strongly believe that the Legislature should not be interfering in private medical decisions.

The party is a true art form in Sydney and people practise it a great deal. You can really get quite lost in it.

On the four aces doom'd to roll.

Irishness is not primarily a question of birth or blood or language; it is the condition of being involved in the Irish situation, and usually of being mauled by it.

I'd never allow myself to let myself call myself a coward.

It was easier to do Shakespeare than a lot of modern movie scripts that are so poorly written.

I'm the last person who has any desire to instruct anybody in shame. That's no errand for me.

Primary responsibility for Brexit lies with British conservatives, who took an entire continent hostage.

If CART continues on, it's just going to drag all of open-wheel racing down.

Justice is a blindfolded woman.