William James Quotes
There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker; if sad, it must not scream or curse.
James, William. The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1902, p. 38.
This happened to be the famous Colored Regiment depicted so well in the movie, Glory. However, these sentiments were also given to other soldiers in the state. Fighting against slavery was not only the patriotic thing to do, not only the humane thing, not inly the civilized thing to do, but it was a Christian Religious duty. Similar sendiment can be seen much in speeches and literature of the time. The words of the Battle Hymn of the Republic is another example. Ending slavery was a Holy requirement of God.
William James was an American philosopher, historian, and psychologist, and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States. James is considered to be a leading thinker of the late nineteenth century, one of the most influential philosophers of the United States, and the "Father of American psychology".
