To think out a

To think out a problem is not unlike drawing a caricature. You have to exaggerate the salient point and leave out that which is not typical. To illustrate a principle , says Bagehot , you must exaggerate much and you must omit much. As to the quantity of absolute truth in a thought : it … Read more

If I were to

If I were to give a summary of the tendency of our times, I would say, Quantity. The multitude, the mass spirit, dominates everywhere, destroying quality. Our entire life–production, politics, and education–rests on quantity, on numbers. The worker who once took pride in the thoroughness and quality of his work, has been replaced by brainless, … Read more