"Prove to me that you have the right to exist!"

"All acts, and only those acts, that coercively harm others are evil."

"There is no moral authority for government other than to enforce the Universal Ethic."

"Each person acts on the assumption that more money will bring more happiness; and, indeed, if he does get more money,…"

"My music springs from the soil of the American midwest. It is music of the plains rather than of the city and reflect…"

"As a music theorist, I have always contended that the historical approach to music theory is not enough. The modern t…"

"In music, the great essential after creation itself is communication through performance...it is of immediate and pri…"

"The artistic contribution of any nation and any age must be in terms of creation. Performers, symphony organizations,…"

"The most complete knowledge of tonal material cannot create a composer any more than the memorizing of Webster's dict…"

"To the artist, to the musician, is given the task of creating and expressing beauty--of sensitizing the souls of men."