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Quote by Johan Huizinga
In Europe art has to a large degree taken the place of religion. I

In Europe art has to a large degree taken the place of religion. In America it seems rather to be science. – Johan Huizinga

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Every age yearns for a more beautiful world. The deeper the desperation and the depression about the confusing present, the more intense that yearning. – Johan Huizinga

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Whether the aim is in heaven or on earth, wisdom or wealth, the essential condition of its pursuit and attainment is always security and order. – Johan Huizinga

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