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


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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.



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A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them.



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



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The most general law in nature is equity-the principle of balance and symmetry which guides the growth of forms along the lines of the greatest structural efficiency.



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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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It is just as impossible to help reform by conciliating prejudice as it is by buying votes. Prejudice is the enemy. Whoever is not for you is against you.



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