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The worth of a civilization or a culture is not valued in the term

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 farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the group. – Herbert Read

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