When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations.When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence.When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

-Kennedy,John F(itzgerald)
   At the dedication of  Amherst College Robert Frost Library, 25 Oct.

La Ame¤  rica Latina debe lo que es al europeo blanco y no va a renegar de e¤  l†Sin embargo, aceptamos los ideales superiores del blanco, pero no su arrogancia. Latin America owes its being to the European, and should not deny it†but, while accepting the white man's superior ideals, we do not accept his arrogance.

-Vasconcelos,Jose¤
  La raza co¤  smica (translated asThe Cosmic Race,1979), pt.1, ch.2.