I feel closer to my country than ever. There is no longer a feeling of lonesome isolation. Instead-peace. I return without fearing prejudice that once bothered me . . . for I know that people practice cruel bigotry in their ignorance, not maliciously

Artists are the gate keepers of truth. We are civilization’s radical voice.

Like any other people, like fathers, mothers, sons and daughters in every land, when the issue of peace or war has been put squarely to the American people, they have registered for peace.

The talents of an artist, small or large, are God-given... They are a sacred trust.

We ask for nothing that is not ours by right, and herein lies the great moral power of our demand.

Get them to sing your song and they will want to know who you are.

But the deep desire for peace remained with the American people.