“If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the broadest possible knowledge.”
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Wherever on this planet ideals of personal freedom and dignity apply, there you will find the cultural inheritance of England.
You can have a revolution wherever you like, except in a government office even were the world to come to an end, you'd have to destroy the universe first and then government offices.
An humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.
Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really helps to have a certain amount of knowledge about musical structure.