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The Symphony of Freedom: The Importance of the Performing Arts for an Enlightened Society | The Stanford Freedom Project

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Melissa Du Think of any oppressive regime in history. Do you recall the British rule of 18th century America? Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union? Now think of the individuals who played a major role in r…

Melissa Du Think of any oppressive regime in history. Do you recall the British rule of 18th century America? Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union? Now think of the individuals who played a major role in reform and courageously spoke against the autocratic rule. We remember names like John Locke and Benjamin Franklin with ease, but rarely do names like Dmitri Shostakovich or Jacques Offenbach even come to mind. Though artistic endeavors are often viewed as less crucial than scientific or mathematical ones—one need only to look at the most recent budget cuts in secondary school education to confirm tha

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