Herbert Read's Quote - The point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of socie

Quote by Herbert Read

The point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of socie

The point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of society the individual is merely a unit in more developed forms of society he is an independent personality. – Herbert Read

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The worth of a civilization or a culture is not valued in the terms of its material wealth or military power, but by the quality and achievements of its representative individuals – its philosophers, its poets and its artists. – Herbert Read

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The assumption is that the right kind of society is an organic being not merely analogous to an organic being, but actually a living structure with appetites and digestions, instincts and passions, intelligence and reason. – Herbert Read

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The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair. – Herbert Read

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In modern society, where most people live in cities, and where both needs and wishes are absolved through the same remote agency – money – the distinction between wishes and needs has altogether vanished. – James Buchan

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Death is losing its terror. It is the emergency exit for a world that is becoming more frightening death ever was. – Julian Green, Diary, 1958 December 28

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I think the first duty of society is justice. – Alexander Hamilton

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Its a repressive society where you cant be horrible, Im not horrible, they made me horrible, Im just honest. – Johnny Rotten

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