Great changes in the destiny of mankind can be effected only in the minds of little children.
Herbert ReadMorality, as has often been pointed out, is antecedent to religion-it even exists in a rudimentary form among animals.
Herbert ReadFreud has shown one thing very clearly: that we only forget our infancy by burying it in the unconscious; and that the problems of this difficult period find their solution under a disguised form in adult life.
Herbert ReadPerhaps it is this theory of all work and no play that has made the Marxist such a very dull boy.
Herbert ReadThe 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.
Herbert ReadIn History, stagnant waters, whether they be the stagnant waters of custom or those of despotism, harbour no life; life is dependent on the ripples created by a few eccentric individuals. In homage to that life & vitality, the community has to brave certain perils and must countenance a measure of heresy. One must live dangerously if one wants to live at all.
Herbert Read