The moral issue here is whether the United States Congress is going to stand in the way of science and preclude scientists from doing lifesaving research.
Without a good cultural policy, without adequate help, we will always have individualists, shooting stars who are rapidly forgotten or who stop painting for a more profitable occupation.
Gracie Allen, Comedian (1895) |
Blake Edwards, Director (1922) |
Elliott Erwitt, Photographer (1928) |
Paul Gallico, Writer (1897) |
Susan George, Activist (1950) |
Dorothy Hamill, Athlete (1956) |
Joseph Jackson, Businessman (1929) |
Mick Jagger, Musician (1943) |
George Gallup, Businessman (1984) |
W. Averell Harriman, Politician (1986) |