"What is scurrilously called ragtime is an invention that is here to stay. That is now conceded by all classes of musicians."

"We are today, as human beings, evolved and cultured far beyond the taboos which are inherent in our culture. This is a very important fact to realise. Probably, to the Crusaders, mere words were poten…"

"So all of this right now, first and foremost, is a budget ploy. They want more money. ...The military just hooks up, like it’s hooking up to an intravenous I.V. system and the money just pours out— sl…"

"No more important development has taken place in the last year than the beginning of a restoration of agriculture to a prosperous condition. We must permit no division of classes in this country, with…"

"An invention is something that was “impossible” up to then—that’s why governments grant patents."