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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 person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump, faith in its future progress, and desire to serve the great cause of this progress, should be called not a humanist, but a humanitarian, and his creed may be designated as humanitarianism.”

Should May Persons Desire Humanity Causes Progress Mankind Humanitarian Humanist Creeds Humanitarianism Lumps Future Progress

Book:Literature and the American college: essays in defense of the humanities

Source: Literature and the American college: essays in defense of the humanities

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

Stress Lays Humanitarian Sympathy Breadth

Book:Literature and the American college: essays in defense of the humanities

Source: Literature and the American college: essays in defense of the humanities

“The humanitarian would, of course, have us meddle in foreign affairs as part of his program of world service.”

World Courses Program Affair Humanitarian Foreign Affairs

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“A remarkable feature of the humanitarian movement, on both its sentimental and utilitarian sides, has been its preoccupation with the lot of the masses.”

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About the Author

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

Books & Sources

On Literature, Cultures, and ReligionRelated source material

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

Irving Babbitt, representative writingsRelated source material

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