The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair. - Herbert Read 1 Share Now -
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 2 Share Now -
It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art and the democratic structure of modern society can ever be resolved. - Herbert Read 4 Share Now -
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 5 Share Now -
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 6 Share Now -
I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority. - Herbert Read 8 Share Now -
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 9 Share Now -
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 10 Share Now -
