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Nathaniel Hawthorne

Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne suggests that religion and art share a common origin and are closely connected in their nature or purpose. In contrast, he views economics as unrelated to art, implying that financial matters do not naturally align with artistic expression.

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