Herbert Croly Quotes

A collection of quotes by Herbert Croly.

Herbert Croly (1869-1930) was an American political writer and thinker. He was born in New York City and graduated from Harvard University in 1894. Croly is best known for his influential book "The Promise of American Life" (1909), which advocated for a centralized government and progressive reforms to address social and economic inequality. He co-founded the magazine The New Republic in 1914 and served as its editor until his death. Croly's ideas laid the foundation for the Progressive movement in the early 20th century and left a lasting impact on American political thought.

The American economic, political, and social organization ha

The American economic, political, and social organization has given to its citizens the benefits of material prosperity, political liberty, and a wholesome natural equality and this achievement is a gain, not only to Americans, but to the world and to civilization.

The higher American patriotism, on the other hand, combines

The higher American patriotism, on the other hand, combines loyalty to historical tradition and precedent with the imaginative projection of an ideal national Promise.

Of course, Americans have no monopoly of patriotic enthusias

Of course, Americans have no monopoly of patriotic enthusiasm and good faith.

Faith

The Constitution was the expression not only of a political

The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.

Faith

Our country was thereby saved from the consequences of its d

Our country was thereby saved from the consequences of its distracting individualistic conception of democracy, and its merely legal conception of nationality. It was because the followers of Jackson and Douglas did fight for it, that the Union was preserved.

Legal

The average American is nothing if not patriotic.

The average American is nothing if not patriotic.

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