From George Bernard Shaw:

   "You can chain a terrier to Richter's desk, and force it to
   listen to all the symphonies of Beethoven, without changing its
   opinion one jot as to the relative delights of rathunting and
   classical music; and the same thing is true in its degree of
   mankind. The real point is, that most of us, far from being
   chained to the desk, never get the chance of finding out whether
   we can appreciate great music or not."

("The World" 2 May 1894)

Seems relevant.

George Marshall, Cheshire, England
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