The idea of progress

an inquiry into its origin and growth

by John Bagnell Bury

1921 377 pages eng

"We may believe in the doctrine of Progress or we may not, but in either case it is a matter of interest to examine the origins and trace the history of what is now, even should it ultimately prove to be no more than an idolum saeculi, the animating and controlling idea of western civilisation. For …