The Sublimated Idealism Of The Enlightenment, The

And So, Today, If The State Can No Longer Appeal To The Old Moral Principles That Belong To The Christian Tradition, It Will Be Forced To Create A New Official Faith And New Moral Principles Which Will Be Binding On Its Citizens.

No Doubt Western Civilization Has In The Past Been Full Of Wars And Revolutions, And The National Elements In Our Culture, Even When They Were Ignored, Always Provided An Unconscious Driving Force Of Passion And Aggressive Self-assertion

The Sublimated Idealism Of The Enlightenment, The Spirit Of The League Of Nations And Of The United Nations Charter Have Not Proved Strong Enough To Control The Aggressive Dynamism Of Nationalism.

The Chief Safeguard Of Personal Freedom In A Democratic Society Is The Anarchy And Disorder Of Capitalist Individualism.

Every Society Rests In The Last Resort On The Recognition Of Common Principles And Common Ideals, And If It Makes No Moral Or Spiritual Appeal To The Loyalty Of Its Members, It Must Inevitably Fall To Pieces.