The subject matter of art is life, life as it actually is; but the function of art is to make life better.
Gertrude SteinI say that Hitler ought to have the peace prize, because he is removing all the elements of contest and of struggle from Germany. By driving out the Jews and the democratic and Left element, he is driving out everything that conduces to activity. That means peace ... By suppressing Jews ... he was ending struggle in Germany.
Gertrude Stein