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

Quote by Herbert Read

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It was Nietzsche who first made us conscious of the significance of the individual as...

It was Nietzsche who first made us conscious of the significance of the individual as...

Creeds and castes, and all forms of intellectual and emotional grouping, belong to the past.

Creeds and castes, and all forms of intellectual and emotional grouping, belong to the past.

In the evolution of mankind there has always been a certain degree of social coherence.

In the evolution of mankind there has always been a certain degree of social coherence.

The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the...

The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the...

I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman...

I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman...

It is already clear, after twenty years of socialism in Russia, that if you do...

It is already clear, after twenty years of socialism in Russia, that if you do...

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

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

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.

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

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

The point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of society the...

The point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of society the...

My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even...

My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even...

The assumption is that the right kind of society is an organic being not merely...

The assumption is that the right kind of society is an organic being not merely...

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

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

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

Man is everywhere still in chains. Morality, as has often been pointed out, is antecedent...

Man is everywhere still in chains. Morality, as has often been pointed out, is antecedent...

We may be sure that out of the ruins of our capitalist civilization a new...

We may be sure that out of the ruins of our capitalist civilization a new...

That is why I believe that art is so much more significant than either economics...

That is why I believe that art is so much more significant than either economics...

Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper...

Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper...

Freud has shown one thing very clearly: that we only forget our infancy by burying...

Freud has shown one thing very clearly: that we only forget our infancy by burying...

What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such...

What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such...