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Abstract art, which reproduces nothing to be found in Nature, or represents no meaningful concept, may have its place. But it is not exempt from the primary responsibility of all art: to lead mankind along the path of beauty. If abstract compositions are ugly they no longer come under the category of art. They belong elsewhere.

-- Notebooks Category 14: The Arts in Culture > Chapter 1 : Appreciation > # 190