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.

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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...

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...

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...

But the deep desire for peace remained with the American people.

But the deep desire for peace remained with the American people.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

In fact, because of this deep desire for peace, the ruling class leaders of this...

In fact, because of this deep desire for peace, the ruling class leaders of this...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.