Quote by Irwin Edman
It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, and symbol rathe

It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, and symbol rather than a reason by which men are moved. – Irwin Edman

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One may as well preach a respectable mythology as anything else. – Mrs. Humphrey Ward

Myths which are believed in tend to become true. – George Orwell

The poets were not alone in sanctioning myths, for long before the poets the states and the lawmakers had sanctioned them as a useful expedient. They needed to control the people by superstitious fears, and these cannot be aroused without myths and marvels. – Mikhail Strabo

It is a sure sign that a culture has reached a dead end when it is no longer intrigued by its myths. – Greil Marcus

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