I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature. – Herbert Read
I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority. – Herbert Read
These groups within a society can he distinguished according as to whether, like an army or an orchestra, they function as a single body or whether they are united merely to defend their common interests and otherwise function as separate individuals. – Herbert Read
Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society. – Herbert Read