It operates as a refuge for a civilizing element in short supply in contemporary America: honest criticism
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These words, this world; and all one sees and hears.
William Jay Smith This article originally appeared in The New Criterion, Volume 20 November 2001, on page 34 Copyright © 2009 The New Criterion | www.newcriterion.com http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/hunt-smith-2093
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