Quote by Paul Robeson
You want to shut up every Negro who has the courage to stand up an

You want to shut up every Negro who has the courage to stand up and fight for the rights of his people, for the rights of workers, and I have been on many a picket line for the steelworkers too. – 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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Peace
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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. – Paul Robeson

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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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If God wanted us to be brave, why did He give us legs? – Marvin Kitman

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Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away. – Thomas Fuller

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I think that people need to have the courage of their convictions and not be trying to fool people into thinking that theyve changed overnight. – Chris Bell

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In all realms of life it takes courage to stretch your limits, express your power, and fulfill your potential… its no different in the financial realm. – Suze Orman

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The three-year-old who lies about taking a cookie isnt really a liar after all. He simply cant control his impulses. He then convinces himself of a new truth and, eager for your approval, reports the version that he knows will make you happy. – Cathy Rindner Tempelsman

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