Herbert Read's Quote - The assumption is that the right kind of society is an organic bei

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The assumption is that the right kind of society is an organic bei

The assumption is that the right kind of society is an organic being not merely analogous to an organic being, but actually a living structure with appetites and digestions, instincts and passions, intelligence and reason. – Herbert Read

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The slave may be happy, but happiness is not enough. – Herbert Read

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The worth of a civilization or a culture is not valued in the terms of its material wealth or military power, but by the quality and achievements of its representative individuals – its philosophers, its poets and its artists. – Herbert Read

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Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society. – Herbert Read

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