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

Quote by Paul Robeson

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Korean war has always been an unpopular war among the American people.

The Korean war has always been an unpopular war among the American people.

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...

Why should the Negroes ever fight against the only nations of the world where racial...

Why should the Negroes ever fight against the only nations of the world where racial...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

And, gentlemen, they have not yet done so, and it is quite clear that no...

And, gentlemen, they have not yet done so, and it is quite clear that no...

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...

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,...

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...