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Quotation by George Santayana
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It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands.
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George Santayana
George Santayana (1863–1952), U.S. philosopher, poet. Letter, May 22, 1927, to critic Van Wyck Brooks.
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