Pure State

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“But fare thee well, most foul, most fair! Farewell,
Thou pure impiety and impious purity!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“If there is a gratification which I envy any people in this world it is to your country [Italy] its music. This is the favorite passion of my soul, and fortune has cast my lot in a country where it is in a state of deplorable barbarism.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)