It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. tha…

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. ✨ George Santayana (1968). Santayana on America: Essays, Notes, and Letters on American Life, Literature, and Philosophy
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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. ✨ George Santayana (1968). Santayana on America: Essays, Notes, and Letters on American Life, Literature, and Philosophy

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