--- title: "2 American citizens Quotes By Jackie Robinson" description: "2 American citizens quotes by Jackie Robinson. Plus more from Jackie Robinson and more American citizens sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/jackie-robinson-10820_american-citizen_i-don-t-think-that-i-or-any-other-negro_1087633.jpg" --- > [I don't think that I or any other Negro, as an American citizen, should have to ask for anything that is rightfully his. We are demanding that we just be given the things that are rightfully ours and that we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/i-don-t-think-that-i-or-any-other-negro-as-an-american-citizen-should/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/jackie-robinson-10820_american-citizen_i-don-t-think-that-i-or-any-other-negro_1087633.jpg) > [I think if we go back and check our record, the Negro has proven beyond a doubt that we have been more than patient in seeking our rights as American citizens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/i-think-if-we-go-back-and-check-our-record-the-negro-has-proven/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbf/jackie-robinson-10820_american_i-think-if-we-go-back-and-check-our-reco_2746037.jpg) ## Other authors on American citizens - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-citizens/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-citizens/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marco-rubio-63267.jpg) Marco Rubio 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-citizens/marco-rubio/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-citizens/barack-obama/) ## More by Jackie Robinson > [I had to fight hard against loneliness, abuse, and the knowledge that any mistakes I made would be magnified because I was the only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/i-had-to-fight-hard-against-loneliness-abuse-and-the-knowledge-that/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [After two years at UCLA, I decided to leave. I was convinced that no amount of education would help a black man get a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/after-two-years-at-ucla-i-decided-to-leave-i-was-convinced-that-no/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [I have always been grateful to Colonel Longley. He proved to me that when people in authority take a stand, good can come out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/i-have-always-been-grateful-to-colonel-longley-he-proved-to-me-that/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [Today, Negroes play on every big league club and in every minor league. With millions of other Negroes in other walks of life, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/today-negroes-play-on-every-big-league-club-and-in-every-minor-league/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [In all my years of baseball, I have always expected to be traded. I never liked the idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/in-all-my-years-of-baseball-i-have-always-expected-to-be-traded-i/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [Pop flies, in a sense, are just a diversion for a second baseman. Grounders are his stock trade.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/pop-flies-in-a-sense-are-just-a-diversion-for-a-second-baseman/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [If I had been white with the things I did, they never would have allowed me to get out of baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/if-i-had-been-white-with-the-things-i-did-they-never-would-have/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/this-ain-t-fun-but-you-watch-me-i-ll-get-it-done/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [Are you looking for a Negro who won't fight back?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/are-you-looking-for-a-negro-who-won-t-fight-back/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [If I had to choose between baseball’s Hall of Fame and first class citizenship for all of my people. I would say first-class citizenship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/if-i-had-to-choose-between-baseball-s-hall-of-fame-and-first-class/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [I cannot possibly believe that I have it made while so many black brothers and sisters are hungry, inadequately housed, insufficiently clothed, denied their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/i-cannot-possibly-believe-that-i-have-it-made-while-so-many-black/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [I don't think that I or any other Negro, as an American citizen, should have to ask for anything that is rightfully his. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/i-don-t-think-that-i-or-any-other-negro-as-an-american-citizen-should/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/the-right-of-every-american-to-first-class-citizenship-is-the-most/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [It's not easy to be a martyr in the field of race relations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-robinson/it-s-not-easy-to-be-a-martyr-in-the-field-of-race-relations/) [Jackie Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-robinson/) > [I do not believe that every person, in every walk of life, can succeed in spite of any handicap. That would be perfection. 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