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Says Munoz: "The supreme utility is freedom with reasonable comfort. The human being should have a passionate wash to be free rather than a passionate wish to be a possessor. In the old days you lived a good life, served God and went to Heaven. What are we living for? To beat the Russians? Own one automobile, two, three, four...
...Invited down to tea to examine the painting at first hand, Art Dealer Carritt was certain. Other experts were called in, agreed. The painting, which proved to be in almost perfect condition, was estimated to be worth $560,000. Asked if he intended to sell, Sir Edmund, possessor not only of a Dürer but of a title (Baronet of Redgrave) that goes back to the first Elizabeth, snapped, "Definitely not. We are letting far too many of this sort of thing leave the country...
...American high schools, caused by the belief that "education can be acquired without discipline"; second, the gramophone-record type of education," which made knowledge a substitute for thought. Goodhart saw this trend in recent quiz contests, of which he claimed, "The more useless the information, the more admiration its possessor inspires...
Hamm, a sophomore, also has the necessary potential for a top collegiate player. He is fast, hits with tremendous power, and is the possessor of a very deft touch game to complement his hard drives...
...Hauges, who had free Government housing and low living expenses, put in 70% of their salaries to build their collection. Says Gratia: "We were always broke." But today Victor Hauge is the proud possessor of the collection's gem, an ink-on-silk painting by Northern Sung Dynasty Painter Li Lung-mien, so rare that the Japanese government has declared it a national treasure. At their home in Falls Church, Va., Osborne and Gratia can trot out genuine Ming dishes for company. Says Gratia: "We don't regret a single thing we bought-only the things we didn...