Very Few Of The Early Italian Humanists

Perhaps As Good A Classification As Any Of The Main Types Is That Of The Three Lusts Distinguished By Traditional Christianity - The Lust Of Knowledge, The Lust Of Sensation, And The Lust Of Power.

The Papacy Again, Representing The Traditional Unity Of European Civilization, Has Also Shown Itself Unable To Limit Effectively The Push Of Nationalism.

Since Every Man Desires Happiness, It Is Evidently No Small Matter Whether He Conceives Of Happiness In Terms Of Work Or Of Enjoyment.

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

A Democracy, The Realistic Observer Is Forced To Conclude, Is Likely To Be Idealistic In Its Feelings About Itself, But Imperialistic About Its Practice.