“ One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence. Lewis Mumford
“ Humor is our way of defending ourselves from life's absurdities by thinking absurdly about them. Lewis Mumford
“ Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers. Lewis Mumford
“ Let us fool ourselves no longer. At the very moment Western nations, threw off the ancient regime of absolute government, operating under a once-divine king, they were restoring this same system in a… Lewis Mumford
“ The artist has a special task and duty the task of reminding men of their humanity and the promise of their creativity. Lewis Mumford
“ Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and need no special parking facilities. Lewis Mumford
“ The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that a scientist does. Lewis Mumford
“ The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for economic action toward human brotherhood. Lewis Mumford
“ Western society has accepted as unquestionable a technological imperative that is quite as arbitrary as the most primitive taboo: not merely the duty to foster invention and constantly to create techn… Lewis Mumford
“ 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. Lewis Mumford
“ The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. And, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion. Lewis Mumford
“ Without fullness of experience, length of days is nothing. When fullness of life has been achieved, shortness of days is nothing. That is perhaps why the young have usually so little fear of death the… Lewis Mumford
“ However far modern science and techniques have fallen short of their inherent possibilities, they have taught mankind at least one lesson nothing is impossible. Lewis Mumford
“ A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind. Lewis Mumford
