Ladislav Urban

“ It is true that the artistic works of great masters help much to foster racial pride and are great moral supports to national efforts, but it is more by means of their regenerative artistic qualities than by sentimental nationalistic self-praise. The works of the great Czech masters are worth studying by all lovers of music.
The Czechoslovak nation has received political recognition by the Allied nations and the United States, which has thus made their dream of political independence come true. ”

“ As Gypsies are characterized by their carefree and adventurous life, the term, thus misapplied, assumed an entirely different meaning: a class of people such as would-be artists, or people unhampered by convention. ”

“ Slovaks are that people who live in the northwestern part of Hungary, called Slovakia, which with Bohemia forms the present republic and nation of the Czechoslovaks. [1]
Bohemian music is not so well known in America as its artistic value and quality deserve. ”