Jacques BarzunBad writing, it is easily verified, has never kept scholarship from being published.
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Good writing, on the other hand, has always been an uphill battle. It has never made scholarship impossible to publish, nor has it prevented it from being read.
Source: From Dawn To Decadence: 500 Years Of Western Cultural Life, 1500 To The Present
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