Artisic expression in the convoluted consciousness of modern society...
Art and the encouragement of Art is political in the most profound sense, not as a weapon in the struggle, but as an instrument of understanding of the futility of struggle between those who share man's faith.
Aeschylus and Plato are remembered today long after the triumphs of imperial Athens are gone. Dante out lived the ambitions of the 13th century Florence.
Goethe stands serenely above the politics of Germany, and I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we too will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or politics, but for our contributions to the human spirit.
-John F. Kennedy
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