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Revolution in art is in no way connected with class revolution. Artists are members of a privileged class. Art is absurdly overrated by artists, which is understandable, but what is strange is that it is absurdly overrated by everyone else.

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It does not really matter, as I have the gold medal and a World record. I am a 'Frontiersman' opening the path for other 200 men.

Wars are fought to make the world safe for artists. It is never quite put in those terms but it is a useful way of grasping what civilized ideals are all about. The easiest way of knowing whether good has triumphed over evil is to examine the freedom of the artist.

I knew from the start, if I was to get out and maintain my speed of relaxation no-one was going to beat me.

At first I was quite disappointed about the lane, but the more I concentrated I became aware that the lane was to my advantage to have lane 7.

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