The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism.

The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism.
Irving Babbitt

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A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to make him feel that he is himself spiritually the underdog.
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The ultimate binding element in the medieval order was subordination to the divine will and its earthly representatives, notably the pope.
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The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism. Irving Babbitt

The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism.
Irving Babbitt