Quote by Herbert Read
It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the a

It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art and the democratic structure of modern society can ever be resolved. – Herbert Read

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The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair. – Herbert Read

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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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Society is based on the assumption that everyone is alike and no one is alive. – Hugh Kingsmill

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You do not know our culture, our ethics, or the unwritten codes that already provide our society more order than could be obtained by any of your impositions. – John Perry Barlow

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To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society. – Theodore Roosevelt

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Society exists only as a mental concept in the real world there are only individuals. – Oscar Wilde

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