The greatest of all modern ideas, in its originality, in its widespread adoption, and in its far-reaching importance, is... the idea that man can make his way through all the difficulties and dangers that beset him, by means of applied science or technology.


The Present Conflict of Ideals, Chapter V (p. 58), Longmans, Green & Co. 1918

Ralph Barton Perry Quotes

The greatest of all modern ideas, in its originality, in its widespread adoption, and in its far-reaching importance, is... the idea that man can...

The greatest of all modern ideas, in its originality, in its widespread adoption, and in its far-reaching importance, is... the idea that man can...

The greatest of all modern ideas, in its originality, in its widespread adoption, and in its far-reaching importance, is... the idea that man can...

The greatest of all modern ideas, in its originality, in its widespread adoption, and in its far-reaching importance, is... the idea that man can...