redispel

Updated: May 9, 2025

And then always some new leveller in the shape of a religious prophet has to arise the Buddha, the Christ, or some Saint Francis, some Rousseau or Tolstoï to redispel our blindness. Yet, little by little, there comes some stable gain; for the world does get more humane, and the religion of democracy tends toward permanent increase.

William James - Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals