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Quote by William Blake
The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrad

The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose. – William Blake

Other quotes by William Blake

To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour. – William Blake

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Imagination
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William Blake
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The generations of men run on in the tide of time, but leave their destined lineaments permanent for ever and ever. – William Blake

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Generations
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William Blake
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Art
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A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual. – Vladimir Nabokov

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I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few. – William Morris

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Art

To speak of morals in art is to speak of legislature in sex. Art is the sex of the imagination. – George Jean Nathan

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Art

You begin with the possibilities of the material. – Robert Rauschenberg

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Art

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