To Say That Most Of Us Today

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.

The Democratic Idealist Is Prone To Make Light Of The Whole Question Of Standards And Leadership Because Of His Unbounded Faith In The Plain People.

The Papacy Again, Representing The Traditional Unity Of European Civilization, Has Also Shown Itself Unable To Limit Effectively The Push Of Nationalism.

According To The New Ethics, Virtue Is Not Restrictive But Expansive, A Sentiment And Even An Intoxication.

The Industrial Revolution Has Tended To Produce Everywhere Great Urban Masses That Seem To Be Increasingly Careless Of Ethical Standards.