No nation as young as America can be expected to become immediately a power in the arts.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The arts in America exist in spite of America, not because of America.
The arts have always been an important ingredient to the health of a nation, but we haven't gotten there yet.
Well, I think, you know, the arts are really what - one of the things that make this country strong. We always think it's our economy or our military power, but in fact, I think it's our culture, our civilization, our ideas, our creativity.
I think the problem with the arts in America is how unimportant it seems to be in our educational system.
I believe strongly in the power of arts education to engage and empower young people.
I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people.
When I went to school, you had to take art, you had to play an instrument. You had to play an instrument. But it's all degraded since then. I do not know what kind of nation we are that is cutting art, music, and gym out of the public-school curriculum.
American art, like America, must wait and live a while longer.
America is the only country capable of producing national movies: its culture has become a global culture.
If such a young nation as the U.S. could make it to superpower status, we could do it as well.
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