I Think Theatre Should Always Be Somewhat

My Dear Fellow Citizens: For Forty Years You Have Heard From My Predecessors On This Day Different Variations Of The Same Theme: How Our Country Flourished, How Many Millions Of Tons Of Steel We Produced, How Happy We All Were, How We Trusted Our Government, And What Bright Perspectives Were Unfolding In Front Of Us. I Assume You Did Not Propose Me For This Office So That I, Too, Would Lie To You.

I Am Not Sure One Is Capable Of Reflecting Absurdity Without Having A Strong Sense Of Meaning. Absurdity Makes Sense Only Against A Meaningful Background. It Is The Deeper Meaning That Is Shedding Light On The Absurdity. There Must Be A Vanish Point, A Metaphysical Horizon If You Will Where Absurdity And Meaning Merge.

It Is Not Enough To Invent New Machines, New Regulations, Or New Institutions. We Must Understand Differently And More Perfectly The True Purpose Of Our Existence On This Earth.

By Perceiving Ourselves As Part Of The River, We Take Responsibility For The River As A Whole.

It Was Never The People Who Complained Of The Universality Of Human Rights, Nor Did The People Consider Human Rights As A Western Or Northern Imposition. It Was Often Their Leaders Who Did So.