The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, — Richard Wright, Black Boy
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The artist and the politician stand at opposite poles. The artist enhances life by his prolonged concentration upon it, while the politician emphasizes the impersonal aspect of life by his attempts to fit men into groups.

— Richard Wright, Black Boy
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