Quote by: Herbert Read

The only sin is ugliness, and if we believed this with all our being, all other activities of the human spirit could be left to take care of themselves.


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Author Bio


  • NameHerbert Read
  • DescriptionEnglish anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art
  • AliasesSir Herbert Edward Read; Herbert Read
  • BornDecember 4, 1893
  • DiedJune 12, 1968
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionArt Historian; Poet; Writer; Philosopher; Anarchist
  • AwardsDistinguished Service Order; Military Cross; Erasmus Prize