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Susan Sontag: The hard truth...

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The hard truth is that what may be acceptable in elite culture may not be acceptable in mass culture, that tastes which pose only innocent ethical issues as the property of a minority become corrupting when they become more established.

Source: Under the Sign of Saturn, Fascinating Fascism (1980; first published 1974), on the fashion for fascist art.'
-- Susan Sontag, (Jan 16 1933-2004), US author, critic; She was one of the most influential contemporary American critics, utilizing new sensibility to evaluate art.

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