Is it better to work out consciously and critically one's own conception of the world and thus, in connection with the labours of one's own brain, choose one's sphere of activity, take an active part in the creation of the history of the world, be one's own guide, refusing to accept passively and supinely from outside the moulding of one' own personality? Antonio Gramsci
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Friedrich Nietzsche was concerned with the role of the artist in society. The artist’s function is to create, not follow. His work is to be a guide, not a follower. The role of the artist is to guide his fellow man away from the path of the herd and towards his own vision of the world.

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