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Irving Babbitt

The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.

Knowledge

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Irving Babbitt is saying that a humanitarian focuses mainly on having a wide range of knowledge and feeling compassion for others. This implies that their approach prioritizes understanding many subjects and caring deeply about people's well-being.

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