The pursuit of perfection always implies a definite aristocracy, whic… — Ralph A. Cram

The pursuit of perfection always implies a definite aristocracy, which is as much a goal of effort as a noble philosophy, an august civil polity or a great art.

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Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive. — Victor Hugo
The love of all-inclusiveness is as dangerous in philosophy as in art. — George Santayana
But freedom, liberty, is an attribute of the soul and it may exist even when the body is in bondage. — Ralph A. Cram
Towards the end of the eighteenth century the industrial-financial revolution began. — Ralph A. Cram
Christianity, democracy, science, education, wealth, and the cumulative inheritance of a thousand years, have not preserved us from the vain repetition of history. — Ralph A. Cram