Quote by: Van Wyck Brooks

There is no stopping the world's tendency to throw off imposed restraints, the religious authority that is based on the ignorance of the many, the political authority that is based on the knowledge of the few.


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Author Bio


  • NameVan Wyck Brooks
  • DescriptionAmerican literary critic, biographer, and historian
  • BornFebruary 16, 1886
  • DiedMay 2, 1963
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLiterary Critic; Literary Historian; Author; Historian
  • AwardsPulitzer Prize For History; Rome Prize; National Book Award