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.

Quote by Paul Robeson

Topics: Paul Robeson Quotes

Yes, peace can and must be won, to save the world from the terrible destruction...

Yes, peace can and must be won, to save the world from the terrible destruction...

This is the basis, and I am not being tried for whether I am a...

This is the basis, and I am not being tried for whether I am a...

I do not hesitate one second to state clearly and unmistakably: I belong to the...

I do not hesitate one second to state clearly and unmistakably: I belong to the...

Four hundred million in India, and millions everywhere, have told you, precisely, that the colored...

Four hundred million in India, and millions everywhere, have told you, precisely, that the colored...

At every step the vast majority have expressed horror at the idea of an aggressive...

At every step the vast majority have expressed horror at the idea of an aggressive...

Could I say that the reason that I am here today, you know, from the...

Could I say that the reason that I am here today, you know, from the...

You want to shut up every Negro who has the courage to stand up and...

You want to shut up every Negro who has the courage to stand up and...

You know I am an actor, and I have medals for diction.

You know I am an actor, and I have medals for diction.

And at home in the United States we found continued and increased persecution, first of...

And at home in the United States we found continued and increased persecution, first of...

I did a long concert tour in England and Denmark and Sweden, and I also...

I did a long concert tour in England and Denmark and Sweden, and I also...

Like any other people, like fathers, mothers, sons and daughters in every land, when the...

Like any other people, like fathers, mothers, sons and daughters in every land, when the...

We must join with the tens of millions all over the world who see in...

We must join with the tens of millions all over the world who see in...

As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak...

As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak...

In Russia I felt for the first time like a full human being. No color...

In Russia I felt for the first time like a full human being. No color...

Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields...

Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields...

My mother was born in your state, Mr. Walter, and my mother was a Quaker,...

My mother was born in your state, Mr. Walter, and my mother was a Quaker,...

I said it was my feeling that the American people would struggle for peace, and...

I said it was my feeling that the American people would struggle for peace, and...

I know that if the peace movement takes its message boldly to the Negro people...

I know that if the peace movement takes its message boldly to the Negro people...

The other reason that I am here today, again from the State Department and from...

The other reason that I am here today, again from the State Department and from...

This United States Government should go down to Mississippi and protect my people. That is...

This United States Government should go down to Mississippi and protect my people. That is...