Reading Andrew Sullivan demonstrate Jonah Goldberg's inconsistency on elitism, I'm reminded of some thoughts from Virginia Woolf on the subject, from her collected letters, I believe.
It has to be remembered that crime and poverty had none of the attraction for the Elizabethans that they have for us. They had none of our modern shame of book learning; none of our belief that to be born the son of a butcher is a blessing and to be unable to read a virtue; no fancy that what we call life and reality are somehow connected with ignorance and brutality...(Hat tip to my brother for showing me this quote years ago.)
Update: Turns out the quote is from Orlando.
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Actually from Orlando.
hello there, I was wondering if you could let me know if this picture of Virginia Woolf is in the public domain.
any help would be much appreciated!
Many thanks ,
Joel Beck
joelbeckman@hotmail.com
Hey Joel, I actually don't know. If you're just hinting I should take it down for that reason... send me an email!
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