Culture is a sham if it is only a sort of Gothic
front put on an iron building -- like Tower Bridge
-- or a classical front put on a steel frame -- like
the Daily Telegraph building in Fleet Street.
Culture, if it is to be a real thing and a holy
thing, must be the product of what we actually do
for a living -- not something added, like sugar on a
pill.
-- Eric Gill
1882-1940, British
Sculptor, Engraver, Writer, Typographer
Whenever I hear the word culture, I reach for my
revolver.
-- Hermann Goering
1893-1946, Nazi
Politico-Military Leader
One
ought, every day at least, to hear a little song,
read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it
were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.
-- Johann Wolfgang
Von Goethe
1749-1832, German
Poet, Dramatist, Novelist
The
bourgeoisie and the petty bourgeoisie have armed
themselves against the rising proletariat with,
among other things, ''culture.'' It's an old ploy of
the bourgeoisie. They keep a standing ''art'' to
defend their collapsing culture.
-- George Grosz
