David N. ElkinsWhile art should never become exclusionary and elitist, any culture which fails to support its artists is only contributing to its own impoverishment. (Beyond Religion, p. 122)
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The more cultural support a society gives to its artists, the more it will be enriched. The loss of cultural support is the loss of the very thing that makes human life worth living.
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