During the twentieth century, the primary source of cultural support was private foundations established by industrial magnates Carnegie, Mellon, Rockefeller, and Getty. And tomorrow, cultural support will come from our new technology and media moguls-including the likes of Ted Turner and Bill Gates. In short, philanthropy is alive and well today, and so government need not intervene to ensure that our cultural traditions are preserved and promoted.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the speaker unfairly suggests that large cities serve as the primary breeding ground and sanctuaries for a nation’s cultural traditions. Today, a nation’s distinct cultural traditions-its folk an. crafts, traditional songs, customs, and ceremonies-burgeon instead in small towns and rural regions. Admittedly, our cities do serve as our centers for “high art”; big cities are where we deposit, display, and boast the world’s preeminent art, architecture, and music.

But big-city culture has Little to do anymore with one nation’s distinct cultural traditions. After all, modern cities are essentially multicultural stew pots:. accordingly, by assisting large cities, a govern,  ent is actually helping to create a global culture as well to subsidize the traditions of other nations’ cultures.

In the.final analysis, government cannot philosophically justify assisting large cities fof the purpose of either promoting or preserving the nation’s cultural traditions; nor is government assistance necessary toward these ends. Moreover, assisting large cities would have little bearing on Our distinct cultural traditions, which abide elsewhere.

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