"When the Promise of American life is conceived as a national ideal, whose fulfillment is a matter
of artful and laborious work, the effect thereof is
substantially to identify the national purpose
with the social problem."
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Saturday's Quotation
Today's quote comes from the American political commentator Herbert Croly (1869-1930), one of the founders of The New Republic magazine. The following is from his book, The Promise of American Life in 1909:
"When the Promise of American life is conceived
as a national ideal, whose fulfillment is a matter
of artful and laborious work, the effect thereof is
substantially to identify the national purpose
with the social problem."
"When the Promise of American life is conceived as a national ideal, whose fulfillment is a matter
of artful and laborious work, the effect thereof is
substantially to identify the national purpose
with the social problem."
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