The 71+ Paul Robeson Quotes

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 United States.

The Korean War Has Always Been An Unpopular War Among The American People.

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 Pews-and My Soul Was Filled With Their Harmonies.

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 War With The Soviet Union.

If The United States And The United Nations Truly Want Peace And Security Let Them Fulfill The Hopes Of The Common People Everywhere - Let Them Work Together To Accomplish On A Worldwide Scale, Precisely The Kind Of Democratic Association Of Free People Which Characterizes The Soviet Union Today.

Films Make Me Into Some Cheap Turn...you Bet They'll Never Let Me Play A Part In A Film Where A Negro Is On Top.

And At Home In The United States We Found Continued And Increased Persecution, First Of Leaders Of The Communist Party, And Then Of All Honest Anti-fascists.

In All Spheres Of Modern Life The Influence Of Stalin Reaches Wide And Deep. From His Last Simply Written But Vastly Discerning And Comprehensive Document, Back Through The Years, His Contributions To The Science Of Our World Society Remain Invaluable. One Reverently Speaks Of Marx, Engels, Lenin And Stalin—the Shapers Of Humanity’s Richest Present And Future.

But The Deep Desire For Peace Remained With The American People.

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 Greatest Goal Of All Mankind. And The Same Is True Of Labor And The Great Democratic Sections Of Our Population.

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 Be Allowed To Travel Because I Have Struggled For Years For The Independence Of The Colonial Peoples Of Africa.

This United States Government Should Go Down To Mississippi And Protect My People. That Is What Should Happen.