"Objectivity does not simply involve passivity and detachment; it is a particular structure composed of distance and nearness, indifference and involvement."
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"In the Soviet Union, he knew, great art hangs in public galleries. No scholars, no men and women waiting to mend their souls before a Raphael or a Matisse need wait, cap in hand at the mansion door."
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