"I learned that along with the towering achievements……" — Paul Robeson
"I learned that along with the towering achievements of the cultures of ancient Greece and China there stood the culture of Africa, unseen and denied by the imperialist looters of Africa's material wealth."
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72 Quotes by Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson has 72 quotes on this site.
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The intolerance of the few, or the risk of it, carries the day against the wider humanity of the many.
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The answer to injustice is not to silence the critic but to end the injustice.
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My father was a slave and my people died to build this country and I am going to stay here…
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This is our home and this is our country. Beneath its soil lie bones of our fathers; for it some…
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Could I say that the reason that I am here today, you know, from the mouth of the State Department…
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Like any other people, like fathers, mothers, sons and daughters in every land, when the issue of peace or war…
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I've learned that my people are not the only ones oppressed... I have sung my songs all over the world…
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Get them to sing your song and they will want to know who you are.
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I stand here struggling for the rights of my people to be full citizens in this country. They are not-in…
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In all spheres of modern life the influence of Stalin reaches wide and deep. From his last simply written but…
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As Americans, preserving the best of our traditions, we have the right- nay the duty-to fight for participation in the…
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Whether I am or am not a Communist is irrelevant. The question is whether American citizens, regardless of their political…
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More Achievement Quotes
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The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go…
— Neil Armstrong
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
— Marcus Aurelius
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If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
— Irving Babbitt
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All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of…
— Christian Bale
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Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how…
— Albert Bandura
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Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend…
— Ethel Barrymore
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
— Samuel Adams
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It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
— Saul Bellow
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You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
— Irving Berlin
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