To further the appreciation of culture among all the people, to increase respect for the creative individual, to widen participation by all the processes and fulfillments of artthis is one of the fascinating challenges of these days.

There is a connection, hard to explain logically but easy to feel, between achievement in public life and progress in the arts.

Whether they be young in spirit, or young in age, the members of the Democratic Party must never lose that youthful zest for new ideas and for a better world, which has made us great.

I see little more important to the future of our country and our civilization than the full recognition of the place of the artist.

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.

Our privileges can be no greater than our obligations. The protection of our rights can endure no longer than the performance of our responsibilities.

When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.