Art can compel people freely, gladly, and spontaneously to sacrifice t…

Leo Tolstoy
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Art can compel people freely, gladly, and spontaneously to sacrifice themselves in the service of man. ✨ graf Leo Tolstoy (1946). What is Art?: And Essays on Art
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