Oscar Wilde Quotes About Liberty
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The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all. ... One might point out how the Renaissance was great, because it sought to solve no social problem, and busied itself not about such things, but suffered the individual to develop freely, beautifully, and naturally, and so had great and individual artists, and great, individual men. One might point out how Louis XIV, by creating the modern state, destroyed the individualism of the artist.
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When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.
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Liberty is the chosen resort of the artistic shopper.
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Progress in thought is the assertion of individualism against authority.
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Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to the growth of art. ...because of the importance it places on the individual, their liberty, self-expression, creativity, and personal responsibility.
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