"...for I say at the core of democracy, finally, is the religious element. All the religions, old and new, are there."--Walt Whitman, Democratic Vistas, 1871. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist:
Anton Refregier, born Moscow, Russia 1905-died Moscow, Russia 1979 Search this
"A free man is he that in those things which by his strength and wit he is able to do, is not hindered to do what he has a will to."--Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, 1651. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist:
Jan Stussy, born Benton County, MO 1921-West Los Angeles, CA 1990 Search this
"A state which dwarfs its men in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands, even for beneficial purposes, will find that with small men no great thing can really be accomplished."--John Stuart Mill on the folly of belittling men. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
"Act as if the whole election depended on your single vote, and as if the whole Parliament (and therein the whole nation) on that single person whom you now choose to be a member of it." John Wesley from A word to a Freeholder, 1748. From the series Great Ideas.
Artist:
Gerald McLaughlin, born Sacramento, CA 1925 Search this
"All religions must be tolerated, and the sole concern of authorities should be to see that one does not molest another, for here every man must be saved in his own way."--Frederick the Great, Cabinet Order, June 22, 1740. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist:
Luise Kaish, born Atlanta, GA 1925-died New York City 2013 Search this
Medium:
bronze
Dimensions:
39 7/8 x 39 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (101.4 x 101.4 x 18.9 cm)
"As a solid rock is not shaken by a strong gale, so wise persons remain unaffected by praise or censure."--Buddha, 5th century, B.C. From the series Great Ideas of Eastern Man.
Artist:
Yusaku Kamekura, Japanese, born Japan 1915 Search this
Medium:
color transparency
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 16 1/8 x 12 3/4 in. (41.0 x 32.4 cm.)