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“Perhaps in a book review it is not out of place to note that the safety of the state depends on cultivating the imagination.” BookStatesImaginationDependsSafetyNotesReviewsCultivatingBook Review Book:Truth and Lies in Literature: Essays and Reviews Source: Truth and Lies in Literature: Essays and Reviews
