Does true progress require the wholesale rejection of tradition, or can a society evolve while preserving its core values and heritage?

Books and Persons; Being Comments on a Past Epoch, 1908-1911 by Bennett, Arnold

This theme examines the tension between embracing new ideas and preserving established values. It explores the anxieties and opportunities presented by societal change, questioning whether progress inevitably requires the abandonment of tradition, or whether the two can coexist harmoniously. It also delves into the definition of progress itself.