"It is necessary for the welfare of..." - Quote by George Bernard Shaw
It is necessary for the welfare of society that genius should be privileged to utter sedition, to blaspheme, to outrage good taste, to corrupt the youthful mind, and generally to scandalize one's uncles.
More by George Bernard Shaw
“The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.”
“The longer I live, the more I realize that I am never wrong about anything, and that all the pains I have so humbly taken to verify my notions have only wasted my time!”
“The road to ignorance is paved with good editions. Only the illiterate can afford to buy good books now.”
More on Genius
“The earlier works of a man of genius are always preferred to the newer ones, in order to prove that he is going down instead of up.”
“Inspiration and genius -one and the same.”
“It seems as if an age of genius must be succeeded by an age of endeavour; riot and extravagance by cleanliness and hard work.”
More on Society
“Life is very narrow. Bring any club or company of intelligent men together again after ten years, and if the presence of some penetrating and calming genius could dispose them to frankness, what a confession of insanities would come up!”
“To speak impartially, the best men that I know are not serene, a world in themselves. For the most part, they dwell in forms, andflatter and study effect only more finely than the rest.”
“A man should not be a silkworm; nor a nation a tent of caterpillars.”