Democracy is the art of thinking independently together

Quote by Alexander Meiklejohn

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Democracy is the art of thinking independently together.

Democracy is the art of thinking independently together.

Whatever the immediate gains and losses, the dangers to our safety arising from political suppression...

Whatever the immediate gains and losses, the dangers to our safety arising from political suppression...

Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.

Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.

The job of the artist is to deepen the mystery

The job of the artist is to deepen the mystery

Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to...

Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to...

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art...

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art...

Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles...

Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles...

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no...

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no...

My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.

My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to...

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to...

Each has his own happiness in his hands, as the artist handles the rude clay...

Each has his own happiness in his hands, as the artist handles the rude clay...

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for...

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for...

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.

All good art is an indiscretion

All good art is an indiscretion

What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness;...

What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness;...

Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition...

Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition...

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

Art knows no limit, and the artists will never achieve perfection.

Art knows no limit, and the artists will never achieve perfection.

Agriculture for an honorable and highminded man, is the best of all occupations or arts...

Agriculture for an honorable and highminded man, is the best of all occupations or arts...

The question shouldn't be is there life after death but is there life before death...

The question shouldn't be is there life after death but is there life before death...

I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few,...

I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few,...

Can't see the wood for the trees

Can't see the wood for the trees

We only think when we are confronted with a problem

We only think when we are confronted with a problem