The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive… — Quoted

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“The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair.”

Herbert Read · Attitude

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My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even in that sphere where it is so often regarded as the first essential for success.

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

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We may be sure that out of the ruins of our capitalist civilization a new religion will emerge, just as Christianity emerged from the ruins of the Roman civilization.

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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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