“As a reformer the liberal is dissatisfied with things as they are because they violate his exceptionally tender conscience.... Liberalism does not advocate change for its own sake, but for the sake of something better in the direction of what he regards as good, namely, the maximum of liberty consistent with a regard for all men and all interests -- the general happiness based on peace and justice.” MenDoeInterestJusticeLibertyConscienceRegardSakeLiberalismConsistentMaximumSomething BetterPeace And JusticeDissatisfiedReformers Author:Ralph Barton Perry
“A man can do his best only by confidently seeking (and perpetually missing) an unattainable perfection.” MenScienceCan DoMissingPerfectionSeekingAccomplishmentUnattainable Book:Puritanism and Democracy Source: Puritanism and Democracy
“Humanitarianism needs no apology, even when its objects are Russians or Communists. Unless we recover that concern and feel it toward all men without exception, including those who are on the other side in every fratricidal dispute, we shall have lost the chief redeeming force in human history.” MenNeedsFeelsHumansLostForceChiefsExceptionApologyHumanitarianismHuman HistoryRedeeming Author:Ralph Barton Perry
