A Quote by Oscar Wilde
For the canons of good society are, or should be, the same as the canons of art. Form is absolutely essential to it.
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Some people flinch when you talk about art in the context of the needs of society thinking you are introducing something far too common for a discussion of art. Why should art have a purpose and a use? Art shouldn't be concerned with purpose and reason and need, they say. These are improper. But from the very beginning, it seems to me, stories have indeed been meant to be enjoyed, to appeal to that part of us which enjoys good form and good shape and good sound.
Mathematics is not merely an idle art form, it is an essential part of our society.
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