ABSTRACT
The people of every age fall into three classes when we consider them from the point of view of their social outlook, and each type has its distinctive philosophy regarding race welfare. The relative predominance of one or the other of these groups is dependent upon a variety of social forces and conditions, and the ascendancy of one or the other causes a society to be static or dynamic, conservative or progressive in character. The first of these groups is made up of those who look back and sigh for that which has been. The second group consists of the army of world-as-it-is worshipers, largely unconsciously so, who constantly admire and defend institutions and practices as they exist. The third group is composed of those who, looking ahead, hope for a more perfect society in the future. The Utopians stand out in their respective times almost without exception as men of intellectual originality and constructive imagination.
