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

Quote by Herbert Read

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To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above...

To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above...

But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or...

But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or...

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

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

I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural...

I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural...

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...

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...

The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair.

The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair.

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...

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...

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...

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

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...

It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art...

It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art...

Nobody seriously believes in the social philosophies of the immediate past.

Nobody seriously believes in the social philosophies of the immediate past.

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

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

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.

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.

The most general law in nature is equity-the principle of balance and symmetry which guides...

The most general law in nature is equity-the principle of balance and symmetry which guides...

The worth of a civilization or a culture is not valued in the terms of...

The worth of a civilization or a culture is not valued in the terms of...

These groups within a society can he distinguished according as to whether, like an army...

These groups within a society can he distinguished according as to whether, like an army...