The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not.
ADOLF LOOSThe first ornament to have been invented, the cross, was of erotic origin.
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. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.
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I have freed mankind from superfluous ornament.
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The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice.
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Otherwise stay with what is traditional, for truth, even if it be hundreds of years old has a stronger inner bond with us than the lie that walks by our side.
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Supply and demand regulate architectural form.
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Lack of ornamentation is a sign of spiritual strength.
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The first ornament to have been invented, the cross, was of erotic origin.
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The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone.
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The house has to serve comfort
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Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement.
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If someone who is tattooed dies in freedom, then he does so a few years before he would have committed murder.
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The house satisfies a requirement.
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Thus he loves the house and hates art.
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The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not.
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All art is erotic.
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