The principles—consistency, reciprocation, social proof, authority, liking, and scarcity—are
“begin, and cease, and then again begin”
― Dover Beach and Other Poems
― Dover Beach and Other Poems
“Every dictator gets rid of the artist first... They burn the books and execute the artist first... Art might do something. It's dangerous.”
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“I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.”
― John Cage”
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― John Cage”
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“All censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current concepts, and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently the first condition of progress is the removal of censorships. There is the whole case against censorships in a nutshell.”
― Mrs. Warren's Profession
― Mrs. Warren's Profession
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