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Quotes by Herbert Read
Herbert Read (1893-1968) was a pivotal figure in the 20th-century art and literary scene, an English poet, art historian, and anarchist philosopher whose influential ideas shaped modern aesthetics and education. Serving as a soldier in World War I, he later became a prominent advocate for art's role in society, championing creativity and free expression. His legacy includes seminal works such as "Art and Society," through which he argued for the transformative power of art in social change, leaving an indelible mark on both literature and visual culture.
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"I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority."
Herbert Read
"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
"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"I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence; but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature."
Herbert Read