One of the most significant moral voices of the past is that of William Morris, a figure that rises between the designers of the modern period. Morris was one of the greatest designers of textiles and ornamental motifs of all time. Their activities ranged from the creation of tapestries and decorative papers to the design of typefaces and printing of books. Also was a prodigious speaker and writer who could produce an epic poem as easily to give a lecture on the evils of society.
Morris ended his lecture "Art and plutocracy" over hundred and twenty years (1883) as follows:
"A man with an idea in your head is in danger of being considered a madman: two men with the same idea may seem silly but not crazy, ten men sharing an idea begin to act, a hundred draw attention as fanatics, a thousand society begins to tremble, a hundred thousand and a war weapon already out there, and cause enough victories tangible and real; " and why only a hundred thousand?, why not a hundred million and achieve peace on earth? You and I, we agree, we who have to answer that question "
Text taken from: The designer-city-Victor Margolin Foroalfa
Listening: William, It Was Really Nothing / The Smiths
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