Been Quote by Harry Belafonte

As a matter of fact, compromise is what oppression feeds on.

— Harry Belafonte

I think being born in America and growing up exclusively within the American boundaries of race and race oppression is a very different experience…

— Harry Belafonte

Fascism is fascism. Terrorism is terrorism. Oppression is oppression.

— Harry Belafonte

If you believe in justice, if you believe in democracy, if you believe in people's rights, if you believe in the harmony of all…

— Harry Belafonte

Each time we arrive at a new level in extricating ourselves from economic, social, spiritual domination, we have a moment when we dance in…

— Harry Belafonte

I'm not quite sure precisely when social and political activism became a visible brand of my DNA, but it seems to me that I…

— Harry Belafonte

In poor environment, I find great inspiration. Many of the men and women whom I admire as artists, the things they write, the songs…

— Harry Belafonte

I didn't like The Wiz and it wasn't because black people were doing it. I didn't like The Wiz because it was a badly…

— Harry Belafonte

I'm always suspicious of celebrities that write about their lives.

— Harry Belafonte

I became an anti-fascist, and the more I saw what was happening to the peoples of Europe, the Jews, the more I saw the…

— Harry Belafonte

Although we had a lot of villainy here in America, Adolf Hitler was certainly the most visible illustration of what would happen if fascism…

— Harry Belafonte

I knew Charlie Parker, and he gave us such a gift with his music. He put so much into so little space, and it…

— Harry Belafonte