The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the group.
Herbert Read
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- The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair.
- To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above all other values - above personal wealth, technical power and nationalism.
- Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper apprehension of the significance and scope of human existence.
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