New Delhi, June 21 -- Today, we delve into one of the famous quotes by African writer Chinua Achebe. It reads: "...Let me say that I do think decency and civilization would insist that the writer take sides with the powerless. Clearly, there's no moral obligation to write in any particular way. But there is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless. I think an artist, in my definition of that word, would not be someone who takes sides with the emperor against his powerless subjects."

In this quote, Chinua Achebe argues that while writers and artists have the freedom, they, as per Achebe, have a moral responsibility not to side with the powerful against those who lack power.

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