"There is in fact no such thing as art for art's sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from or independent of politics. Proletarian literature and art are part of the whole proletarian revolutionary cause."
Mao Zedong was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader who founded the Peoples Republic of China in 1949. He led the Chinese Communist Party for decades and remains one of the most consequential figures in modern Chinese history.