"Authenticity is a paltry standard by which to appraise an idea or a work of art or a politics. Authenticity is a measure of provenance, and provenance has nothing to do with substance. An idea may be ours and still be false. A work of art may be ours and still be ugly. A politics may be ours and still be evil."

Leon Wieseltier, Against Identity (via austinkleon)

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    austinkleon I may need to read the entire (very expensive, oy) book to ensure I have the entire context, but this quote...
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