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I do not hesitate one second to state clearly and unmistakably: I belong to the American resistance movement which fights against American imperialism, just as the resistance movement fought against Hitler. (Paul Robeson)
But the deep desire for peace remained with the American people. View quote
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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. View quote
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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 the Negro people, labor's rights and the fight for peace. View quote
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Yes, peace can and must be won, to save the world from the terrible destruction of World War III. View quote
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The Korean war has always been an unpopular war among the American people. View quote
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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 audiences in the world. View quote
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In fact, because of this deep desire for peace, the ruling class leaders of this land, from 1945 on, stepped up the hysteria and propaganda to drive into American minds the false notion that danger threatened them from the East. View quote
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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? Never! I can assure you, they will never fight against either the Soviet Union or the peoples' democracies. View quote
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My mother was born in your state, Mr. Walter, and my mother was a Quaker, and my ancestors in the time of Washington baked bread for George Washington's troops when they crossed the Delaware, and my own father was a slave. View quote
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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. (Paul Robeson)
At every step the vast majority have expressed horror at the idea of an aggressive war. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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 the American people, they have registered for peace. View quote
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This United States Government should go down to Mississippi and protect my people. That is what should happen. View quote
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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 forward march of humanity. View quote
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But beyond the personal tragedy, the terrible agony of Othello, the irretrievability of his world, the complete destruction of all his trusted and sacred values - all these suggest the shattering of a universe. View quote
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I am the son of an emancipated slave and the stories of old father are vivid on the tablets of my memory. View quote
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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 going to die for their independence. View quote
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The other reason that I am here today, again from the State Department and from the court record of the court of appeals, is that when I am abroad I speak out against the injustices against the Negro people of this land. (Paul Robeson)
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, with the common struggle of the common man. View quote
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We ask for nothing that is not right, and herein lies the great power of our demand. View quote
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Freedom is a hard-bought thing and millions are in chains, but they strain toward the new day drawing near. View quote
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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 bothered me . . . for I know that people practice cruel bigotry in their ignorance, not maliciously. View quote
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