It's the old case against symbols: if you get them, they seem obvious and artificial, and if you don't, you miss the whole point. (Wilfrid Sheed)

It's the old case against symbols: if you get them, they seem obvious and artificial, and if you don't, you miss the whole point.

Wilfrid Sheed

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