Quotes By Herbert Read

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

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

I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration.

I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence; but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature.

That is why I believe that art is so much more significant than either economics or philosophy. It is the direct measure of man's spiritual vision.

You might think that it would he the natural desire of every man to develop as an independent personality, but this does not seem to be true.

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

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

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

The assumption is that the right kind of society is an organic being not merely analogous to an organic being, but actually a living structure with appetites and digestions, instincts and passions, intelligence and reason.