“A work of art in paint should be beautiful and expressive as abstract colour and form and should not interest us necessarily in any 'story' outside of itself - or else it belongs to the field of illustration.” ShouldArtStoriesBeautifulFormInterestFieldsExpressionPaintAbstractColourWorks Of ArtIllustrationExpressive Author:John F. Carlson
“And when we view a flag, which to the eye is beautiful, and to contemplate its rise and origin inspires a sensation of sublime delight, our national honor must unite with our interests to prevent injury to the one, or insult to the other.” EyeBeautifulInterestViewsInspireHonorDelightInsultInjurySensationsFlagsContemplatingSublimeFlag Day Book:Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion Source: Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion
“It is, the most beautiful truth in morals that we have no such thing as a distinct or divided interest from our race. In their welfare is ours, and by choosing the broadest paths to effect their happiness we choose the surest and the shortest to our own.” BeautifulInterestRaceMoralDemocracyPathEffectsWelfareDivided Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton