“Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence.”
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We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.
Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom.
It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals. But, there is no alternative to the state.
Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.
