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Herbert Read quotes about society

English Poet December 4, 1893 – June 12, 1968

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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
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
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
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
It is already clear, after twenty years of socialism in Russia, that if you do not provide your society with a new religion, it will gradually revert to the old one. Herbert Read
Herbert Read quote: "I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of..."
I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration. Herbert Read
Herbert Read quote: "Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a..."
Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society. Herbert Read
Herbert Read quote: "The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the..."
The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the group. Herbert Read
Herbert Read quote: "What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society..."
What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such mystical ethos. Herbert Read

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