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Herbert Croly

1869 - 1930

Herbert Croly was an American journalist and political theorist, best known for being a key figure in the Progressive movement in the early 20th century. He co-founded the influential magazine "The New Republic" in 1914 and authored the seminal work "The Promise of American Life" in 1909, advocating for a more active role of government in economic and social reform. Croly's ideas greatly shaped modern liberal thought and influenced subsequent political discourse in the United States.

The moral and social aspiration proper to American life is, of course, the aspiration vaguely described by the word democratic; and the actual achievement of the American nation points towards an adequate and fruitful definition of the democratic ideal.
Herbert Croly
#democracy #aspiration #achievement
The higher American patriotism, on the other hand, combines loyalty to historical tradition and precedent with the imaginative projection of an ideal national Promise.
Herbert Croly
#patriotism #loyalty #idealism