paul robeson

“ The answer to injustice is not to silence the critic but to end the injustice. ”

“ One does not need a very long racial memory to lose on oneself in such a part. ”

“ Every artist, every scientist, must decide now where he stands. ”

“ 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. ”

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

“ If the United States truly wants peace and security let them fulfill the hopes of the common people everywhere. ”

“ Hard-working people, and poor, most of them, in worldly goods but how rich in compassion! ”

“ My name is Paul Robeson, and anything I have to say or stand for, I have said in public all over the world, and that is why I am here today. ”

“ We must realize that our future lies chiefly in our own hands. ”

“ In my music, my plays, my films, I want to carry always this central idea: to be African. ”