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A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment.
Lionel Trilling
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A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment. — Lionel Trilling

About Lionel Trilling

Lionel Trilling was a Critic from United States (1905–1975).

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Lionel Trilling lived from 1905 – 1975.
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