Word: humanity
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Lied von der Glocke" is a lay of the life of man, beginning with birth and ending with death, portrayed through the process of bell-making. The bell celebrates the baptism of the representative of human life whose youth, wanderings, love, marriage, prosperity and misfortunes are told in the progress of the poem...
Professor Wells, who has made a study of the subject for many years, will discuss in a general way the sum of our knowledge about human society since the earliest times...
Institutions, Mr. Bryce said, are meant to work for a particular people at a particular time. Not only is there a permanent element in political history to be dealt wit--human nature; there are also other elements which, however, are either local or over changing--environment, the stage of civilization, the state of communication, social classes, racial character, historical antecedents and traditions, religion, and the varying necessity for militarism...
...distinction between what is transient and what is permanent in political history should always be kept in mind. There is a permanent element, which renders scientific study of the subject possible, and this is human nature, of the individual and of the masses...
Masses of men show human nature as well as individuals. They like to be led. Leadership means thought, courage and energy. It saves trouble to be led. Varying with the community, the majority of mankind, lack initiative, and are fascinated by a strong will. One of the dangers of democracy is the influence of the unscrupulous man with a strong will. Masses of men have a collective vanity, skilful appeals to which never fall. People are disposed to believe that the majority must be right, and that there is danger in change and innovation. They love equality in one sense...