When Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding in favour of the war effort, he simply asked,'then what are we fighting for? (Kazuo Ishiguro)

When Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding in favour of the war effort, he simply asked,'then what are we fighting for?

Kazuo Ishiguro

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