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# John McAteer

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John McAteer was a Scottish politician who was a leading figure in the Scottish National Party of the 1960s and 1970s.

##  Quotes by John McAteer

> [“There could be no objection to homicidal art as art. One could certainly object that an artwork made out of dead bodies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcateer/there-could-be-no-objection-to-homicidal-art-as-art-one-could/)

[John McAteer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcateer/)

[Aesthetics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aesthetics/)

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> [“According to this view, all that matters to art appreciation is beauty of form. The logical extreme of aestheticism turns out to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcateer/according-to-this-view-all-that-matters-to-art-appreciation-is-beauty/)

[John McAteer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcateer/)

[Aesthetics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aesthetics/)

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