Art Is Not Just To Show Life

In All Spheres Of Modern Life The Influence Of Stalin Reaches Wide And Deep. From His Last Simply Written But Vastly Discerning And Comprehensive Document, Back Through The Years, His Contributions To The Science Of Our World Society Remain Invaluable. One Reverently Speaks Of Marx, Engels, Lenin And Stalin—the Shapers Of Humanity’s Richest Present And Future.

When I Sang My American Folk Melodies In Budapest, Prague, Tiflis, Moscow, Oslo, Or The Hebrides Or On The Spanish Front, The People Understood And Wept Or Rejoiced With The Spirit Of The Songs. I Found That Where Forces Have Been The Same, Whether People Weave, Build, Pick Cotton, Or Dig In The Mine, They Understand Each Other In The Common Language Of Work, Suffering, And Protest.

Art Is Not Just To Show Life As It Is, But To Show Life As It Should Be.

The Talents Of An Artist, Small Or Great, Are God-given. They've Nothing To Do With The Private Person; They're Nothing To Be Proud Of. They're Just A Sacred Trust... Having Been Given, I Must Give. Man Shall Not Live By Bread Alone, And What The Farmer Does I Must Do. I Must Feed The People - With My Songs.

The Artist Must Elect To Fight For Freedom Or For Slavery.