In one of his essays entitled, "Irving Babbitt and Thought" he mentioned, "When I was a student I was most greatly influenced by him in 'historical perspective.'"
其次是文學批評，他在當時文壇是個非常清醒的聲音。在一篇關於「白璧德先生以及思想」的文中，他提到：「我在唸書時，受到白先生最大的影響，就是『歷史的透視』（Historical Perspective）。」