A structure becomes architectural, and
not sculptural, when its elements no
longer have their justification in nature.
?Guillaume Apollinaire
People often say that humans have always
eaten animals, as if this is a justification for
continuing the practice. According to this logic,
we should not try to prevent people from
murdering other people, since this has also
been done since the earliest of times.
?Isaac Singer
There is no justification for present
existence other than its expansion
into an indefinitely open future.
?Simone de Beauvoir
The curse of poverty has no justification in
our age...The time has come for us to
civilize ourselves by the total, direct
and immediate abolition of poverty.
?Martin Luther King, Jr
Any work that aspires, however
humbly, to the condition of art should
carry its justification in every line.
?Joseph Conrad
The modern conservative is engaged in
one of man's oldest exercises in moral
philosophy; that is, the search for a superior
moral justification for selfishness.
?John Kenneth Galbraith
