The Arts Are Not A Frill. The

[it Is] One Of The Most Complex And Emotional Issues Of Out Time.

When Do Any Of Us Ever Do Enough?

We Should Face Reality And Our Past Mistakes In An Honest, Adult Way. Boasting Of Glory Does Not Make Glory, And Singing In The Dark Does Not Dispel Fear. King Hussein Reason And Free Inquiry Are The Only Effectual Agents Against Error. - Thomas Jefferson We Have Made Mistakes. In Our Haste To Do All Things For All People, We Did Not Foresee The Full Consequences Of Our Actions. And When The People Raised Their Voices, We Didn't Hear. But Our Deafness Was Only A Temporary Condition, And Not An Irreversible Condition.

The Arts Are Not A Frill. The Arts Are A Response To Our Individuality And Our Nature, And Help To Shape Our Identity. What Is There That Can Transcend Deep Difference And Stubborn Divisions? The Arts. They Have A Wonderful Universality. Art Has The Potential To Unify. It Can Speak In Many Languages Without A Translator. The Arts Do Not Discriminate. The Arts Lift Us Up.

Things Which Matter Cost Money, And We've Got To Spend The Money If We Do Not Want To Have Generations Of Parasites Rather Than Generations Of Productive Citizens.