“But the individual was not a tool for something. He was the maker of tools. He was the one who must build. Even for the best purpose it is criminal to turn an individual into simply a means for some ultimate end. A society in which the dignity of the individual is destroyed cannot hope to be a decent society.” MeanEndsPurposeTurnsIndividualSocietyToolsDignityUltimateCriminalsDestroyedDecentMakers Book:A land of our own: an oral autobiography Source: A land of our own: an oral autobiography
“The summer's flow'r is to the summer sweet, Though to itself it only live and die' But if that flow'r with base infection meet, The basest weed outbraves his dignity: For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds; Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.” IfsDiesTurnsSweetSummerFlowDignityDeedsSmellWeedSweetestLiliesInfectionFrailty Author:William Shakespeare
“The disintegration of the culture starts with the artist. Im on a crusade to turn the tide in the arts, to restore dignity to the arts and, by extension, to the culture.” ArtArtistTurnsCultureDignityTidesExtensionsCrusadesDisintegration Author:Thomas Kinkade