The artist has a special task and duty... reminding people of their humanity and the promise of their creativity.
Lewis MumfordEveryone aimed at security: no one accepted responsibility. What was plainly lacking, long before the barbarian invasions had done their work, long before economic dislocations became serious, was inner go. Rome’s life was now an imitation of life: a mere holding on. Security was the watchword – as if life knew any other stability than through constant change, or any form of security except through a constant willingness to take risks
Lewis MumfordLife is an art we are required to practice without preparation, a score that we play at sight even before we have mastered our instruments.
Lewis Mumford