Our customs, behaviors and values are byproducts of our culture.
No one is born with greed, prejudice, bigotry, patriotism and hatred; these are all learned behavior patterns.
If the environment is unaltered, similar behavior will reoccur.

You simply have to turn your back on a culture that has gone sterile and dead and get with the program of a living world and the imagination.

Patronage during the Renaissance was considered quite a responsible affair. Philanthropists supported artists, believed in them and never allowed themselves to interfere directly with the creative process of people of art. I myself profess similar principles in the field of cooperation with outstanding cultural figures.

Civilization is mutual aid and self-defense; culture is the judge, the lawbook and the forces of Law & Ordure.