If Quantitatively The American Achievement Is Impressive,

The Industrial Revolution Has Tended To Produce Everywhere Great Urban Masses That Seem To Be Increasingly Careless Of Ethical Standards.

If A Man Went Simply By What He Saw, He Might Be Tempted To Affirm That The Essence Of Democracy Is Melodrama.

Commercialism Is Laying Its Great Greasy Paw Upon Everything Including The Irresponsible Quest Of Thrills; So That, Whatever Democracy May Be Theoretically, One Is Sometimes Tempted To Define It Practically As Standardized And Commercialized Melodrama.

We Must Not, However, Be Like The Leaders Of The Great Romantic Revolt Who, In Their Eagerness To Get Rid Of The Husk Of Convention, Disregarded Also The Humane Aspiration.

The Ultimate Binding Element In The Medieval Order Was Subordination To The Divine Will And Its Earthly Representatives, Notably The Pope.