William Blake Quote

The inquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius, but whether he is passive and polite and a virtuous ass and obedient to noblemen's opinions in art and science. If he is, he is a good man. If not, he must be starved.


Jerusalem, selected poems, and prose (ed. 1970)


The inquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius, but whether he is passive and polite and a virtuous ass and obedient to...

The inquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius, but whether he is passive and polite and a virtuous ass and obedient to...

The inquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius, but whether he is passive and polite and a virtuous ass and obedient to...

The inquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius, but whether he is passive and polite and a virtuous ass and obedient to...