Propaganda vs. Art

Any society contains propaganda, but it is important to distinguish this from art and to preserve the purity and independence of the practice of art.  A good society contains many different artists doing many different things.  A bad society coerces artists because it knows that they can reveal all kinds of truths.
—  Iris Murdoch
[Found at one of the blogs I follow:  http://allisonmarieconway.com/
The specific link to the post this was from is: http://allisonmarieconway.com/2018/08/13/on-art-democracy-dangerous-play/
Please visit the blog if you have a free moment.  —  KMAB]
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Have You Planted Lately?

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
—  Navarre Scott Momaday
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2013	Heroes
	Education, n.
2012	Who I Want To Be
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I’m Still Hungry

Society is composed of two great classes those who have more dinners than appetite, and those who have more appetite than dinners.
—  Nicolas Chamfort
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2018	What Matters
2017	By Far
2016	Until…
2015	Or Infinitesimal
2014	I’ve Looked At Clouds
2013	Undiscovered Ocean
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Pass The Soul

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.
—  Gilbert K. Chesterton
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