In an age when the difference between prince and peasant wa… - Tom Stoppard

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In an age when the difference between prince and peasant was thought to be in the stars, Mr Tzara, art was naturally an affirmation for the one and a consolation to the other; but we live in an age when the social order is seen to be the work of material forces and we have been given an entirely new kind of responsibility, the responsibility of changing society.

Tom Stoppard

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Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE FRSL (born Tomáš Straussler; 3 July 1937) is a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter, knighted in 1997.

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Alternative Names: Sir Tom Stoppard • Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE • Tomáš Sträussler

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