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There is in fact no such thing as art for art's sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from or independent of politics. Proletarian literature and art are part of the whole proletarian revolutionary cause.

Source: Talks at the Yenan Forum on Literature and Art (May 1942; published in Selected Works, vol. 3).
-- Mao Tse-Tung, (Dec 26 1893-1976), Chinese political leader; He was the principal Chinese Marxist theorist, soldier, and statesman who led his nation's communist revolution.

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