I am looking for a specific quote that I heard once not too long ago. 
It concerned the importance of games in society.  To paraphrase, it
was something along the lines of "Show me what games a society plays,
and I will show you what is important to them."  I remember the quote
coming from about the middle of the twentieth century from an
expressionist thinker from America or Europe, but you shouldn't take
any of that for granted.  It was about 2-3 printed lines.

I've searched for games, etc. but all I find is quotes from Lombardi
et al about football and golf, which is hampering my search.