Hallie Flanagan quotes
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“Neither should the theater in our country be regarded as a luxury. It is a necessity because in order to make democracy work the people must increasingly participate; they can't participate unless they understand; and the theater is one of the great mediums of understanding.”
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“art in America has always been regarded as a luxury ...”
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“[To actors on opening night:] You have had good equipment to work with. You've had a theater with everything you needed, and you are involved with the play; but all the way through you have been handicapped. One essential has been denied you. Tonight the audience is there; now they are sitting out front; you have everything you need ...”
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“democracy ... is never won but always to be won ...”
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“the power of radio is not that it speaks to millions, but that it speaks intimately and privately to each one of those millions.”
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“The theater, when it is potent enough to deserve its ancestry, is always dangerous; that is why it is instinctively feared by people who do not want change, but only preservation of the status quo.”
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“Youth lives in an atmosphere of energy waiting to make contact.”
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“Even if my country remains in war with yours. . .remember. . . i am not your enemy.”
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Source : "Ştiinţa antisemitismului ("The Science of Anti-Semitism")". "Apararea Nationala" ("The National Defense") No. 16, Nov. 15, 1922.
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“Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.”
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