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In Other Words, The Unique Value Of The "authentic" Work Of Art Has Its Basis In Ritual, The Location Of Its Original Use Value. This Ritualistic Basis, However Remote, Is Still Recognizable As Secularized Ritual Even In The Most Profane Forms Of The Cult Of Beauty.

No Poem Is Intended For The Reader, No Picture For The Beholder, No Symphony For The Listener.

Capitalism Is A Purely Cultic Religion, Perhaps The Most Extreme That Ever Existed.

The Killing Of A Criminal Can Be Moral-but Never Its Legitimation.

Opinions Are A Private Matter. The Public Has An Interest Only In Judgments.