“America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire. The United States has been one of the greatest sources of progress that the world has ever known. We were born out of revolution against an empire. We were founded upon the ideal that all are created equal. And we have shed blood and struggled for centuries to give meaning to those words, within our borders and around the world. We are shaped by every culture. Drawn from every end of the Earth, and dedicated to a simple concept, E pluribus unum: Out of many, one.” WorldGivingHas BeensEndsSelfStatesEarthAmericaCultureBornSimpleUnitedKnownUnited StatesProgressBloodCenturySourceRevolutionEqualConceptsIdealsAround The WorldBordersEmpiresDedicatedShedStereotypeCrude Author:Barack Obama
“We have dedicated our lives, our blood, to the freedom and liberation of our people, and nothing, no force can stop us from achieving our goal. If it is necessary to destroy the United States of America, then let us destroy it with a smile on our faces.” PeopleIfsStatesAmericaFacesForceGoalUnitedUnited StatesOur LivesBloodAchieveActivismLiberationDedicatedUnited States Of America Author:Eldridge Cleaver
“Interventionism is inextricable from the American idea. If the United States retreats into isolationism, it ceases to be itself ? a nation dedicated, however much it falls short, to a universalist ideal of freedom.” IfsIdeasStatesFallNationsUnitedUnited StatesIdealsCeaseDedicatedRetreatDiplomacyIsolationismInterventionism Author:Roger Cohen
“The musical culture in the United States has no doubt suffered severe setbacks, especially in funding, since the early 2000's. However, I've been amazed at the resiliency of those involved with contemporary music in this country. I think composers and those dedicated to contemporary music have reacted with tremendous creativity and resourcefulness.” ThinkingCountryStatesCultureUnitedCreativityUnited StatesDoubtInvolvedMusicalContemporaryNo DoubtDedicatedComposerAmazedSevereFundingSetbackResiliencyResourcefulnessContemporary Music Author:Michael Hersch