I believe order is better than chaos, creation better than destruction. I prefer gentleness to violence, forgiveness to vendetta. On the whole I think that knowledge is preferable to ignorance, and I am sure that human sympathy is more valuable than ideology. I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven't changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence we must try to learn from history.

In 1946 Clark resigned his directorship in order to devote more time to writing. As Director of the National Gallery he oversaw the successful relocation and storage of the collection to avoid the Blitz and continued a programme of concerts and performances. Early career
A protégé of the most influential art critic of the time Bernard Berenson Clark quickly became the British art establishment's most respected aesthetician.

Kenneth McKenzie Clark Baron Clark OM CH KCB FBA (13 July 1903 – 21 May 1983) was a British author museum director broadcaster and one of the best-known art historians of his generation writing a series of books that appealed to a wide public while remaining serious contributions to scholarship. In 1969 he achieved an international popular presence as the writer producer and presenter of the BBC Television series Civilisation which pioneered a style of television documentary series combining a personalized narration by a leading expert with lavish photography and shooting on location.