The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for economic action toward human brotherhood

Quote by Lewis Mumford

Topics: Earth Quotes

One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come...

One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come...

The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is...

The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is...

The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that...

The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that...

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and...

Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and...

War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society.

War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society.

The city is a fact in nature, like a cave, a run of mackerel or...

The city is a fact in nature, like a cave, a run of mackerel or...

Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past

Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past

We learn simply by the exposure of living, and what we learn most natively is...

We learn simply by the exposure of living, and what we learn most natively is...

A house is a machine for living in.

A house is a machine for living in.

Spiritual and religious traditions, when shaped by the feminine principle, affirm the cyclical phrases of...

Spiritual and religious traditions, when shaped by the feminine principle, affirm the cyclical phrases of...

The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But...

The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But...

I don't know much about history, and I wouldn't give a nickel for all the...

I don't know much about history, and I wouldn't give a nickel for all the...

Tradition is an explanation for acting without thinking

Tradition is an explanation for acting without thinking

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and...

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and...

We learn simply by the exposure of living, and what we learn most natively is...

We learn simply by the exposure of living, and what we learn most natively is...

To keep up even a worthwhile tradition means vitiating the idea behind it which must...

To keep up even a worthwhile tradition means vitiating the idea behind it which must...

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is...

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is...

We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a...

We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a...