I would rather encounter a sheep than a lion; but behind a fence, I would rather see a lion than a sheep. Art is precisely this kind of fence; by removing terror, it retains interest. Now, without suffering and without danger, we can contemplate the superb passions, the tears, the gigantic struggles, all the tumult and effort of human nature. Hippolyte Taine, 1865
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