Who said "Art should make people think and feel, not merely amuse."?

This quote is attributed to Maxim Gorky.

Art should make people think and feel, not merely amuse. - Maxim Gorky

"Art should make people think and feel, not merely amuse."

Maxim Gorky Art

Novelist Playwright Russian 1868–1936

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