The only sin is ugliness, and if we believed this with all our being, all other activities of the human spirit could be left to take care of themselves.

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The sensitive artist knows that a bitter wind is blowing.

The sensitive artist knows that a bitter wind is blowing.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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 the degree of differentiation within a society.

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

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...

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...

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...

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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