John Dewey: “It is always convenient to have a devil as well as a savior to bear the responsibilities of humanity.”

Signs and symbols, language, are the means of communication by which a fraternally shared experience is ushered in and sustained.

Competition will continue, but it will be less rivalry for acquisition of material goods, and more an emulation of local groups to enrich direct experience with appreciatively enjoyed intellectual and artistic wealth.

We lie, as Emerson said, in the lap of an immense intelligence.

Vision is a spectator; hearing is a participator.