 As I watch the American nation speeding gaily, with invincible optimism, down the road to destruction, I seem to be contemplating the greatest tragedy in the history of mankind.  The Scientific Monthly - Page 216edited by - 1921Full view - About this book
 | James McKeen Cattell - 1921 - 598 pages
...uneasy feeling that degeneracy may IK: really increasing and increasing fast. Several competent student* in eugenics and related fields have already reached...speeding gaily, with invincible optimism, down the roitd t>i destruction, I seem to be contemplating the greatest tragedy in the history of mankind."... | |
 | William McDougall - 1921 - 244 pages
...COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS <PuM1»hed June, 1921 525861 THE KRIBNEB PRESS FOREWORD As I watch the American nation speeding gaily, with...contemplating the greatest tragedy in the history of mankind. Other nations have declined and passed away; and their places have been filled, the torch of civilization... | |
 | 1921 - 626 pages
...despair and deep concern as to the people «f our own land. Here is the first paragraph in his Foreword: "As I watch the American nation speeding gaily, with...contemplating the greatest tragedy in the history of mankind. Other nations have declined and passed away; and thoir places have been filled, the torch of civilization... | |
 | William John Fielding - 1922 - 416 pages
...begins his recent, much-discussed work, 7s America Safe for Democracy? with this startling observation: "As I watch the American nation speeding gaily, with...contemplating the greatest tragedy in the history of mankind." A number of volumes, and many contributions to periodicals, have appeared within the past few years,... | |
 | Albion W. Small, Ellsworth Faris, Ernest Watson Burgess, Herbert Blumer - 1922 - 874 pages
...in imminent danger of such a catastrophe. In the Preface he says, "As I watch the American people, speeding gaily with invincible optimism down the road...contemplating the greatest tragedy in the history of mankind." The author holds that races have different mental ability, and differ in their instinctive endowments.... | |
 | 1924 - 900 pages
...the crazy desires of the voters, observe the approach of the catastrophe, which they cannot avert. "As I watch the American nation speeding gaily, with invincible optimism, down the road of destruction," writes Professor William M'Dougall, quoted by Mr Babbitt, " I seem to be contemplating... | |
 | Vivian Trow Thayer - 1923 - 808 pages
...Demangeon concludes, "We are witnessing the downfall of European civilization." Says Professor McDougal, "As I watch the American nation speeding gaily, with...contemplating the greatest tragedy in the history of mankind." Says President Nicholas Murray Butler, "The problems arising out of the war are so great as to baffle... | |
 | 1927 - 738 pages
...Santayana and Professor McDougall, a philosopher who speaks with habitual caution. He has recently said, "As I watch the American nation speeding gaily with...contemplating the greatest tragedy in the history of mankind." We may shrug our shoulders at such a saying and murmur, Gloomy Dean. But that alters nothing. What... | |
 | 1928 - 158 pages
...the damage done in a generation or two. — Nicholas Murray Butler. The Faith of a Liberal, p. 194. As I watch the American nation speeding gaily, with...contemplating the greatest tragedy in the history of the world. — William McDougall. Is America Safe for Democracy? pv The Firestone Footwear plant [Hudson,... | |
 | 1925 - 276 pages
...psychologist (Professor William McDougall), speaking upon this subject from the biological standpoint, says: "As I watch the American nation speeding gaily...contemplating the greatest tragedy in the history of mankind." Another eminent student of sociology (Professor Irving Babbitt in "Democracy and Leadership") says:... | |
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