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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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. – Paul Robeson

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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, labors rights and the fight for peace. – Paul Robeson

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We must join with the tens of millions all over the world who see in peace our most sacred responsibility. – Paul Robeson

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A good place to visit, but a poor place to stay. – Josh Billings

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Every hotel room, every apartment we rent, I am sage-ing. And I have crystals that I travel with. It just makes me feel better. – Jenna Dewan

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I did not fully understand the dread term “terminal illness” until I saw Heathrow for myself. – Dennis Potter, 1978

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The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes “sight-seeing.” – Daniel J. Boorstin

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