Behind the storm of daily conflict and crisis, the dramatic confrontations, the tumult of political struggle, the poet, the artist, the musician continues the quiet work of centuries, building bridges and experience between peoples, reminding man of the universality of his feelings and desires and despairs, and reminding him that the forces that unite are deeper than those that divide…

John F. Kennedy

From a moving speech by former president John F. Kennedy on November 29th, 1962 as part of a fundraising dinner for what would eventually become the Kennedy Center for the Arts — as it was, and shall forever, be known, no matter what some buffoon says or tries to feebly disguise.