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Irving Babbitt was an American scholar and critic known for his profound insights into literature and culture. His works spanned various fields including literary criticism, moral philosophy, and literary theory.

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

Feelings Practice Democracy Realistic Observers Idealistic

Book:On Literature, Cultures, and Religion

Source: On Literature, Cultures, and Religion

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

Ifs Men Might Democracy Saws Essence Tempted Hairstyles Melodrama

Book:On Literature, Cultures, and Religion

Source: On Literature, Cultures, and Religion

“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.”

May Sometimes Democracy Including Conservative Quests Tempted Irresponsible Paws Melodrama Commercialism

Book:On Literature, Cultures, and Religion

Source: On Literature, Cultures, and Religion

“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.”

Way Today Quality Democracy Concerned Quantity Another Way

Book:On Literature, Cultures, and Religion

Source: On Literature, Cultures, and Religion

“Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.”

Democracy Imperialism Crusades

Book:On Literature, Cultures, and Religion

Source: On Literature, Cultures, and Religion

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Born: August 2, 1865
Died: July 15, 1933
Known for: Author
Quotes: 36

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On Literature, Cultures, and ReligionRelated source material

Literature and the American college: essays in defense of the humanitiesRelated source material

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