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“It is from Italy that we launch through the world this violently upsetting incendiary manifesto of ours. With it, today, we establish Futurism, because we want to free this land from its smelly gangrene of professors, archaeologists, ciceroni and antiquarians.”

Quote by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

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Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

Italian poet and one of the founders of the Futurist movement. Born on December 22, 1876, in Alessandria, Italy, he passed away on December 2, 1944. His poetry and theories had a profound impact on 20th-century literature. more

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