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
To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above all other values – above personal wealth, technical power and nationalism. – Herbert Read
Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society. – Herbert Read
What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such mystical ethos. – Herbert Read
I tour alone. Theres no sound check, no back up. I stay with the hosts I am in a family home and its really nourishing. I just have to remember after the show not to run out into the living room in my pyjamas. Every day, its a new relationship being built. Its odd and wonderful. – Jane Siberry