“It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art and the democratic structure of modern society can ever be resolved.”
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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.
The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the group.
To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above all other values - above personal wealth, technical power and nationalism.
I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority.
