what society requires from art ... is that it function as an early warning system.
Elizabeth JanewayPowerful people get away with things. That's one way to demonstrate their difference from the rest of us.
Elizabeth JanewayIf history is really relevant in today's world, the proposition doesn't command much respect. Perhaps the past is a different country, but if so no one much wants to travel there.
Elizabeth JanewayMyth, legend, and ritual ... function to maintain a status quo. That makes them singularly bad in coping with change, indeed counterproductive, for change is the enemy of myth.
Elizabeth Janeway