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

He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars. – William Blake

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Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence. – William Blake

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What was any art but a mold in which to imprison for a moment the shining elusive element which is life itself — life hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose. – Willa Cather

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All art is a kind of confession, more or less oblique. All artists, if they are to survive, are forced, at last, to tell the whole story; to vomit the anguish up. – James Baldwin

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If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then dont write, because our culture has no use for it. – Anais Nin

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Im very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. Its the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should always be an exchange. – Nick Cave

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