Author: Herbert Read

Quotes

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.

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 modern work of art, as I have said, is a symbol.

The modern work of art, as I have said, is a symbol.

- Herbert Read

Art is pattern informed by sensibility.

Art is pattern informed by sensibility.

- 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.

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

The slave may be happy, but happiness is not enough.

The slave may be happy, but happiness is not enough.

- Herbert Read

If the individual is a unit in a corporate mass, his life is not merely brutish and short, but dull and mechanical.

If the individual is a unit in a corporate mass, his life is not merely brutish and short, but dull and mechanical.

- Herbert Read

I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration.

I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration.

- Herbert Read

My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even in that sphere where it is so often regarded as the first essential for success.

My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even in that sphere where it is so often regarded as the first essential for success.

- Herbert Read

Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society.

Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society.

- Herbert Read

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