If you think of the letter 'a', as authority declines, doesn't society turn
into an auction?:

 - You can't argue with arithmetic...Richest bidder wins.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/27/opinion/27collins.html

On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 2:57 PM, William Conger <[email protected]>wrote:

> Civilization weathers the ages because once in a while intelligent people
> realize that there's nothing so banal as aphorisms and the masses who quote
> them*
> *William Conger (you may quote me)
>
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>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: joseph berg <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Tue, June 1, 2010 7:08:33 PM
> Subject: Can art exist without authority?
>
> - *Good art weathers* the ages because once in so often a man of
> intelligence commands the mass to adore it.
>
> *Ezra* Pound

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