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No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.

No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.

Approximate author period: c. 1943 AD · modern

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Ansel Adams
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Approximate author period: c. 1943 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Ansel Adams, based on documented lifetime 1902 to 1984. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60809 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60809 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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