The talents of an artist, small or great, are God-given. They've nothing to do with the private person; they're nothing to be proud of. They're just a sacred trust... Having been given, I must give. Man shall not live by… — Paul Robeson Copy Share Image
I stand here struggling for the rights of my people to be full citizens in this country. They are not-in Mississippi. They are not-in Montgomery. That is why I am here today. . . . You want to shut up… — Paul Robeson Copy Share Image
I found a special eagerness among the younger, and I am sorry to say, the more intelligent Negroes, to dismiss the spiritual as something… — Paul Robeson Copy Share Image
Through my singing and acting and speaking, I want to make freedom ring. Maybe I can touch people's hearts better than I can their… — Paul Robeson Copy Share Image
Artists are the gate keepers of truth. We are civilization’s radical voice. — Paul Robeson Copy Share Image
To be free . . . to walk the good American earth as equal citizens, to live without fear, to enjoy the fruits of… — Paul Robeson Copy Share Image
With Othello, Shakespeare posed this problem of a black man in a white society in the role that he's playing. And Shakespeare gave Othello… — Paul Robeson Copy Share Image
Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields of sports, the arts, the struggle for full citizenship… — Paul Robeson Copy Share Image
In all spheres of modern life the influence of Stalin reaches wide and deep. From his last simply written but vastly discerning and comprehensive… — Paul Robeson Copy Share Image
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