When politicians and politically minded people pay too much attention to literature, it is a bad sign - … - Italo Calvino

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Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex.

Italo Calvino

When politicians and politically minded people pay too much attention to literature, it is a bad sign - a bad sign mostly for literature. But it is also a bad sign when they don't want to hear the word mentioned.

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