Zitate und Sprüche von Lewis Mumford

Eine gewisse Menge an Widerstand ist immer gut. Drachen steigen auch nicht mit, sondern gegen den Wind.

A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.

To curb the machine and limit art to handicraft is a denial of opportunity.

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

Misery, mutilation, destruction, terror, starvation and death characterize the process of war and form a principal part of the product.

A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplation of mystery, or the search of truth or perfection is a poverty-stricken day; and a succession of such days is fatal to human life.