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

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When I tell any truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do. – William Blake

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The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of arts audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public. – Paul Gauguin

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The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others dont dare reveal. – Elia Kazan

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Evil is committed without effort, naturally, fatally goodness is always the product of some art. – Charles Baudelaire

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In an era ruled by materialism and unstable geopolitics, art must be restored to the center of public education. – Camille Paglia

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