“The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make him ruin his work” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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"The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make him ruin his work" – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make him ruin his work" – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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