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Herbert Read

These groups within a society can he distinguished according as to whether, like an army or an orchestra, they function as a single body or whether they are united merely to defend their common interests and otherwise function as separate individuals.

Herbert Read

Society

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Herbert Read is saying that some groups in society work closely together as one unit, similar to how an army or orchestra operates in harmony. Other groups come together only to protect shared goals but otherwise act independently, without unified coordination.

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