Herbert Read

Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper apprehension of the significance and scope of human existence. ↗

— Herbert Read

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The sensitive artist knows that a bitter wind is blowing. ↗

— Herbert Read

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I know of no better name than Anarchism. ↗

— Herbert Read

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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

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A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them. ↗

— Herbert Read

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Art is pattern informed by sensibility. ↗

— Herbert Read

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The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by analogy from the physical meaning of the word. ↗

— Herbert Read

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The sense of historical continuity, and a feeling for philosophical rectitude cannot, however, be compromised. ↗

— Herbert Read

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You might think that it would he the natural desire of every man to develop as an independent personality, but this does not seem to be true. ↗

— Herbert Read

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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

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