BABBITT, Irving

CitationContextSource LinkCitation “If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.” ~Irving Babbitt, Educator, critic & political theorist “Matthew Arnold” (2 August 1917) The Nation, Vol. CV, No. 2718, in volume The Nation, Vol. 105, July 1, 1917 – December 31, 1917, No. 2718, sec. IV, col. 1, p. 120; online via New York Public Library & Google Books, books.google.com Context Extended excerpt [Essay]: “Various views have been put forth as to the essence of democracy. If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is