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

Other quotes by Paul Robeson

As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this. – Paul Robeson

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Peace
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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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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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The world will step aside for nearly anyone who has the courage of his of her opinions. – George Weinberg

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To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity. – Edward Weeks

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Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome. – Plautus

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Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than anothers fear. – Umberto Eco

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When I go home, its an easy way to be grounded. You learn to realize what truly matters. – Tony Stewart

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Homer is new this morning, and perhaps nothing is as old as todays newspaper. – Charles Peguy

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