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Excerpt from Is Mankind Advancing? The world today is convinced that it is making rapid progress. In western Europe and in America increased wealth production, democratic institutions, free educa tion, free thought, the opening Of opportunities in new countries, the acceleration of travel and communica tion, have combined to produce upon our generation an exhilarating sense of expansion, Of liberation, Of growing power. We are excited by the liveliness and bustle of the novel experiences and conveniences which each new day beings forth. Like children enjoying their first train ride, we are enchanted in watching the land scape Of events and inventions rushing swiftly by and to feel ourselves proudly moving on into a wonderful beyond. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.