In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to … - Ernst Fischer

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We need to feel that life is important; we need that fantasy so we can live a little better.

Ernst Fischer

In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it.

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