The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair. -Herbert Read Attitude
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 Power
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 Society
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 Equality
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 Power
I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority. -Herbert Read Religion
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 Intelligence
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 Freedom
