William Saroyan Quote

The weakness of art is that great poems do not ennoble politics, as they certainly should, and the trouble with politics is that they inspire poets only to mockery and scorn.


Something About a Soldier (1940)


The weakness of art is that great poems do not ennoble politics, as they certainly should, and the trouble with politics is that they inspire poets...

The weakness of art is that great poems do not ennoble politics, as they certainly should, and the trouble with politics is that they inspire poets...

The weakness of art is that great poems do not ennoble politics, as they certainly should, and the trouble with politics is that they inspire poets...

The weakness of art is that great poems do not ennoble politics, as they certainly should, and the trouble with politics is that they inspire poets...