“The US Constitution serves the same function as the British royal family: it offers a comforting symbol of tradition and continuity, thereby masking a radical change in the actual system of power.” OffersTraditionFunctionConstitutionBritishSymbolsRadicalRoyalComfortingContinuityRoyal FamilyUs ConstitutionRadical Change Author:Joseph Sobran
“The chief function of the city is to convert power into form, energy into culture, dead matter into the living symbols of art, biological reproduction into social creativity.” ArtMatterFormCultureEnergySocialCitiesCreativityFunctionSymbolsChiefsReproductionCity LifeCities At Night Author:Lewis Mumford
“While we cannot describe its appearance (the equivalent), we can define its function. When a photograph functions as an Equivalent we can say that at that moment, and for that person the photograph acts as a symbol or plays the role of a metaphor for something that is beyond the subject photographed.” PersonsPlayMomentsRolesSubjectsFunctionPhotographerPhotographMetaphorAppearanceSymbolsThat Moment Author:Minor White