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George Bernard Shaw: I believe in...

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I believe in Michelangelo, Velasquez, and Rembrandt; in the might of design, the mystery of color, the redemption of all things by Beauty everlasting, and the message of Art that has made these hands blessed. Amen. Amen.

Source: The dying artist Dubedat, in The Doctor's Dilemma, act 4. In a letter to the London Evening Standard (22 Nov. 1906), Shaw replied to criticism of this speech, which had been reprobated on all hands
-- George Bernard Shaw, (Jul 26 1856-1950), Irish dramatist, critic; He is generally recognized as the best dramatist since Shakespeare; promoted social reform with drama of ideas.


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