“Who of English speech, bred to the traditions of his race, does not recognize Hamlet in his 'inky cloak' at a glance? Not to know him would argue one's self untaught in the chief glories of his language.” KnowsDoeSelfLanguageRaceSpeechGloryTraditionArguingChiefsGlancesCloaks Book:Collected Essays: The torch and other lectures and addresses Source: Collected Essays: The torch and other lectures and addresses
“Genius is that in which the soul of a race bums at its brightest, revealing and preserving its vision; works of art are great and significant in proportion to the clarity and fulness with which they incarnate this vision.” ArtSoulRaceVisionGeniusSignificantClarityProportionWorks Of ArtRevealing Author:George Edward Woodberry
“If the aristocracy of the whole white race is so to melt in a world of the colored races of the Earth, I for one should only rejoice in such a divine triumph of the sacrificial idea in history; for it would mean the humanization of mankind.” IfsWorldShouldMeanIdeasWholeEarthWhiteRaceMankindDivineTriumphRejoiceAristocracyWhite Race Book:The Torch, and Other Lectures and Addresses Source: The Torch, and Other Lectures and Addresses
“What holy cities are to nomadic tribes — a symbol of race and a bond of union — great books are to the wandering souls of men: they are the Meccas of the mind.” MenMindBookSoulRaceCitiesHolyUnionsWanderSymbolsTribesGreat BookMeccaNomadic Book:The Inspiration of Poetry Source: The Inspiration of Poetry
