New Attorney General Alberto Gonzales ordered that the curtains covering the semi-nude figures at the Justice Department finally be removed.
 
The “Spirit of Justice” and the “Majesty of Justice,” which loom over the stage in the Great Hall, were blocked from view by curtains installed by the department in January 2002, when former Attorney General John Ashcroft was in office.
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The curtains were quietly removed on Friday after a decision by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Justice Department spokesman Kevin Madden said.
 
The article also goes on to say that the curtains for the coverup originally cost $8,000.
 
When you look back on civilizations like Rome and the history of art throughout the centuries, with grand marble sculptures and famous paintings, it makes our society seem naive and close minded. Are we really that ashamed of the human form, even in face of religion, that we have to resort to antics like Ashcroft did?
 
Read the full article at MSNBC.com.
 
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