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"I don't really believe in political art. I feel in my heart the purpose of art transcends cultural and class and politics. I think something like the Sistine Chapel is something that goes beyond just being a Christian thing. It transcends its Christianity and becomes sort of a universal beauty. And I think that's true of music and art and literature."
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Source: Sean Lennon speaks. Interview with Joel Amos, www.sheknows.com. March 22, 2010.
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