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Madness is the absolute break with the work of art; it forms the constitutive moment of abolition, which dissolves in time the truth of the work of art.

Source: Madness and Civilization, Conclusion (1961; tr. 1965).
-- Michel Foucault, (Oct 15 1926-1984), English historian, philosopher; He was a cultural historian who wrote the award-winning Madness and Civilization, 1961.

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