Saint-Simon was a far less worthy man than George Ripley, but he failed no more signally.

Frederic Ozanam, whose ambition was limited in its scope by his appreciation of both nature and the supernatural, succeeded in establishing a measure of true fraternity between rich and poor throughout the Catholic world.
There can be no manner of doubt that although Father Hecker in after life could good-naturedly smile at the singularities of Brook Farm, what he saw and was taught there had a strong and permanent effect on his character.

It is little to say that the influence was refining to him, for he was refined by nature.

But he gained what was to him a constant corrective of any tendency to man-hatred in all its degrees, not needed by himself to be sure, but always needed in his dealing with others.

It gave to a naturally trustful disposition the vim and vigor of an apostolate for a cheerful view of human nature.