But he was an international icon, too — and like many icons, his legacy was used for a range of purposes that moved far beyond, and even ran counter to, his famous dream.
Shulamit Ran's attractive contribution, "Bach-Shards," a prelude to Contrapunctus X, is built of themes couched in a Bach style but in settings that move far afield and take the breadth of the Brentanos' experience into account.
He has written a majestic, fiery epic that moves him far beyond the confines of the crime genre.
But in recent weeks he has publicly declared that his country is preparing to triple its production of a type of nuclear fuel that moves it far closer to the ability to produce bomb-grade material in a hurry.
At the same time, a Republican Party that moves too far leftward on immigration risks alienating its white working-class supporters, an easily disillusioned constituency whose support the party cannot take for granted.
True crime TV that moves this far away from documentary, and feels almost like pantomime, is great for keeping insomniacs entertained but swings death like a blunt instrument.
" 'One Heart' builds in somber intensity, leading to insights and resolutions that move far beyond the predictable," Paula Friedman wrote here in 1999.
Jake Wilson of The Age similarly gave the film three and a half stars, but called the film "basically a feature-length advertisement for its subject", saying that it "moves far too rapidly to permit sustained analysis".
What's changed is that the world moves far faster now, and squandered moments, even Japan's lost decade, may be irretrievable.
Scott Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, has proposed reductions in their design that would move far too much space outside of the site.
