Quote by Paul Robeson
Could I say that the reason that I am here today, you know, from t

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. – Paul Robeson

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Yes, peace can and must be won, to save the world from the terrible destruction of World War III. – Paul Robeson

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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. – Paul Robeson

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To enjoy enduring success we should travel a little in advance of the world. – John McDonald

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You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world. – William Hazlitt

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I read everything: fiction, history, science, mathematics, biography, travel. – Martin Lewis Perl

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I like to think that if it hadnt gone as well as it has, if I wasnt able to make a living off of playing music, I would still be playing the music. But, of course, I wouldnt likely have had the opportunity to travel, and a lot of the places have inspired songs. – Bruce Cockburn

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