"A poet’s freedom lies precisely in the impossibility of worldly success. It is the freedom of one who knows he will never be anything but a failure in the world’s estimation, and may do as he pleases. The poet is a man on the sidelines of life, sidelined for life. He belongs to the aristocracy of the outcast, the lowest of the low, below the salt of the earth. A member of the most ancient regime in the world. One that cannot, it seems, be overthrown."

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Source: Back to School with Walter Martin. Interview with Matt Berninger, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 1, 2016.

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Walter Martin

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Walter Martin was a profound thinker known for his exploration of freedom and identity, particularly in his influential writings on personal struggles.

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