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Herbert Read Quotes: It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art and the democratic structure of modern society can ever be resolved.
         

It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art and the democratic structure of modern society can ever be resolved.


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It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art and the democratic structure of modern society can ever be resolved.
         



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