Fairfield Porter on Revolutionists:

“It is..from the unemployed intellectuals that the Bolsheveki were drawn; in fact this is the class that contributes the membership of all revolutionary organizations of both right and left. The successful revolutionist is one who is able to force society to give him the place of command that society has taught him to believe he deserves.”

“Social consciousness devalues everything except revolutionary activity. It devalues itself, like those toys that destroy themselves. In saying that what is, is bad, it inhibits the artist's experience and causes him to fall into the cliches from previous styles. The artist knows everything and uses his eyes only to keep his hand from slipping."