Artists are the radical voice of civilization.

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

Freedom is a hard-bought thing.

As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this.

In all spheres of modern life the influence of Stalin reaches wide and deep. From his last simply written but vastly discerning and comprehensive document, back through the years, his contributions to the science of our world society remain invaluable. One reverently speaks of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin—the shapers of humanity’s richest present and future.

Art is not just to show life as it is, but to show life as it should be.

Yes, I heard my people singing!-in the glow of parlor coal-stove and on summer porches sweet with lilac air, from choir loft and Sunday morning pews-and my soul was filled with their harmonies.