Ursula K. Le Guin at the National Book Awards
> Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art—the art of words.<p>I never really studied history in any depth. Do you think this is just hyperbole? By which I mean is she simply overstating or exaggerating the role of art in historic events? 
Am I taking it too literally - that art is the first step towards cultural upheaval? Can anyone give some examples of art effecting some kind of huge social change?