In the days before machinery men and women who wanted to amuse themselves were compelled, in their humble … - Aldous Huxley

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Poetry carries its history within it, and it is oral in origin. Its transmission was oral.

Aldous Huxley

In the days before machinery men and women who wanted to amuse themselves were compelled, in their humble way, to be artists. Now they sit still and permit professionals to entertain them by the aid of machinery. It is difficult to believe that general artistic culture can flourish in this atmosphere of passivity.

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