It Is The Religious Impulse

As I Have Pointed Out, It Is The Christian Tradition That Is The Most Fundamental Element In Western Culture. It Lies At The Base Not Only Of Western Religion, But Also Of Western Morals And Western Social Idealism.

It Is True That Christianity Is Not Bound Up With Any Particular Race Or Culture. It Is Neither Of The East Or Of The West, But Has A Universal Mission To The Human Race As A Whole

American Literature Has Never Been Content To Be Just One Among The Many Literatures Of The Western World. It Has Always Aspired To Be The Literature Not Only Of A New Continent But Of A New World.

Every Society Rests In The Last Resort On The Recognition Of Common Principles And Common Ideals, And If It Makes No Moral Or Spiritual Appeal To The Loyalty Of Its Members, It Must Inevitably Fall To Pieces.

Reason Lives On The Systematization Of The Past, But Faith Is The Promise Of The Future.