| | | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 76. Mr. ’07. |
“This is in many respects a remarkable book. Even those who disagree fundamentally with the brilliant generalizations of the author cannot deny the bristling suggestiveness on every page. The breadth of view and acuteness of analysis which characterize this book give it an unique place in our political literature.” L. S. Rowe.
| | + + | Ann. Am. Acad. 30: 624. N. ’07. 500w. |
“It is difficult to comprehend how a man who for a generation and more has been in a position of vantage from which to observe the currents of American political, social and intellectual life, should have had his provincialism so little disturbed by the almost universal intellectual unrest that marks contemporary America.”
| | − + | Ind. 62: 213. Ja. 24, ’06. 770w. |
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| | | Lit. D. 34: 178. F. 2, ’07. 250w. |
“With sober yet unconventional reflection, keen and matured insight, pervading reasonableness and good sense, and uncommon grace of speech, he has made clear some of the ideals which have made America great. The book should be widely read.”
| | + + | Nation. 83: 444. N. 22, ’06. 1390w. |
“The weakness of Mr. Wendell’s expository methods [is], having evolved a brilliant theory, ... he bends all facts to fit it.” H. W. Boynton.
| | + − | No. Am. 183: 1182. D. 7, ’07. 1250w. |