Political Quotes

“we look back over history and we see that the great civilizations are not remembered for the wars that they fought. They are not remembered for the people that they killed in those wars. The great civilizations of history are remembered for the arts that they provided for their people: music, art, sculpture, and literature. But throughout those ages, it was not always easy for those who advocated the arts. There were always those in government who wanted to prevent the arts from progressing. When Rodin developed the great sculpture of the Burghers of Calais, they would not pay him for that. Michelangelo was thrown in jail. The impressionists were prevented from presenting their art. So all through history we had those who have objected to the arts. I may be soon visiting Rome. When I go to Rome and I go to La Scala or I go to the National Gallery in Naples or I go to the Pitti Palace or the Uffizi, allow me to say to those Italians that we, the greatest Nation in the world, also preserve and support the arts. Vote no on this rule.”