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Sentences free from voluble overdecoration, almost as nude as they are noble; ideas phrased with verbal thrift so that meaning is kept clear and communication is as explicit as can be--this ought to be the modern idea. There are not many countries left today where such open speech about religion--Jewish, Christian, Islamic, or otherwise--will be punished by execution or persecution for heresy.

-- Notebooks Category 14: The Arts in Culture > Chapter 4 : Reflections On Specific Arts > # 20