Quote by Herbert Read
These groups within a society can he distinguished according as to

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

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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

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Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience – by a wider and deeper apprehension of the significance and scope of human existence. – Herbert Read

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What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such mystical ethos. – Herbert Read

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Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners. – Alexis de Tocqueville

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Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teachers instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of courtesy and humility, obey the conventions and rules of society, and achieve order. – Xun Zi

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In our society leaving baby with Daddy is just one step above leaving the kids to be raised by wolves or apes. – Al Roker

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Intuition becomes increasingly valuable in the new information society precisely because there is so much data. – John Naisbitt

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