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People Quotes by Paul Robeson
- My father was a slave and my people died to build this country and I am going to stay here and have a part of…
- Could I say that the reason that I am here today, you know, from the mouth of the State Department itself, is: I should not…
- Like any other people, like fathers, mothers, sons and daughters in every land, when the issue of peace or war has been put squarely to…
- I've learned that my people are not the only ones oppressed... I have sung my songs all over the world and everywhere found that some…
- 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.…
- 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 minds,…
- I feel closer to my country than ever. There is no longer a feeling of lonesome isolation. Instead-peace. I return without fearing prejudice that once…
- 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…
- When I sang my American folk melodies in Budapest, Prague, Tiflis, Moscow, Oslo, or the Hebrides or on the Spanish front, the people understood and…
- Yes, I heard my people singing!-in the glow of parlor coal-stove and on summer porches sweet with lilac air, from choir loft and Sunday morning…
- I said it was my feeling that the American people would struggle for peace, and that has since been underscored by the President of these…
- The faces and the tactics of the leaders may change every four years, or two, or one, but the people go on forever. The people-…
- You want to shut up every Negro who has the courage to stand up and fight for the rights of his people, for the rights…
- But the deep desire for peace remained with the American people.
- Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields of sports, the arts, the struggle for full citizenship for…
- I am being tried for fighting for the right of my people, who are still second-class citizens in this United States of America.
- If the United States and the United Nations truly want peace and security let them fulfill the hopes of the common people everywhere - let…
- In the early days of my carer as an actor, I shared what was then the prevailing attitude of Negro performers :;that the content and…
- This United States Government should go down to Mississippi and protect my people. That is what should happen.
- Why should the Negroes ever fight against the only nations of the world where racial discrimination is prohibited, and where the people can live freely?…
- I did a long concert tour in England and Denmark and Sweden, and I also sang for the Soviet people, one of the finest musical…
- The Korean war has always been an unpopular war among the American people.
- And, gentlemen, they have not yet done so, and it is quite clear that no Americans, no people in the world probably, are going to…
- Four hundred million in India, and millions everywhere, have told you, precisely, that the colored people are not going to die for anybody: they are…
- I know that if the peace movement takes its message boldly to the Negro people a powerful force can be secured in pursuit of the…
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- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle