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The need of aesthetic surroundings which once was felt by few is today felt by many more. With the democratic spread of education this is as it should be; this is an evolutionary gain. This is one area where the craving for beauty can satisfy itself. What is still needed is a refinement of this craving, of the taste it engenders, to the border of elegance. With the desertion of vulgarity and grossness must come the appreciation of quality and refinement.

-- Notebooks Category 14: The Arts in Culture > Chapter 1 : Appreciation > # 53