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

Cruelty has a Human Heart, And jealousy a Human Face; Terror the Human Form Divine, And secrecy the Human Dress. The Human Dress is forged Iron, The Human Form a Fiery Forge, The Human Face a Furnace seal d, The Human Heart its hungry gorge. – William Blake

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Humanity
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What is the price of experience? Do men buy it for a song? Or wisdom for a dance in the street? No, it is bought with the price of all the man hath, his house, his wife, his children. – William Blake

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Experience
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What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care. – William Blake

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Men
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Art
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Art is the most passionate orgy within mans grasp. – John Donne

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Art

The painter puts brush to canvas, and the poet puts pen to paper. The poet has the easier task, for his pen does not alter his rhyme. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Art

I was the least Pop of all the Pop artists. – Robert Indiana

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Art

Dont be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation. – Paul Cezanne

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Art

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