Randolph Bourne

We want action, but we do not want military action.

I do not say that we did wrong in repudiating the German ideals, I only want to know what our repudiation means. It seemed intuitive rather than deliberate.

American opinion, in its anxiety to find who struck the match that started the blaze of war, has tended to ignore the nature and quantity of the fuel.

Call this thing that goes on in the modern classroom schooling, if you like. Just don’t call it education.