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Certainly no great art and no literature great in anything save indignation can be produced where they have sway.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Certainly no great art and no literature great in anything save indignation can be produced where they have sway.”
Editor's note · Context
Laski argues that true art and literature cannot flourish in an oppressive environment.
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