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All great art is revolutionary because it touches upon the reality of man and questions the reality of the various transitory forms of human society.
-Eric Hoffer
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All Great Art Is Revolutionary Because It

Eric Hoffer
All great art is revolutionary because it touches upon the reality of man and questions the reality of the various transitory forms of human society.
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