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“The function of the artist is to disturb. His duty is to arouse the sleeper, to shake the complacent pillars of the world.In a world terrified of change, he preaches revolution-the principle of life. He is an agitator, a disturber of the peace-quick, impatient, positive, restless and disquieting. He is the creative spirit of life working in the the soul of man.”

Quote by Norman Bethune

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Norman Bethune, born on March 4, 1890 in Canada, was a renowned physician who made significant contributions to medical research and public health. He is best known for his invention of the mobile blood transfusion unit and his extensive public health work in China during the war. more

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