"In Russia I felt for the first time like a full human being. No color prejudice like in Mississippi, no color prejudice like in Washington. It was the first time I felt like a human being."

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Source : Testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, June 12, 1956.

Paul Robeson

#Russia Quotes #Color Quotes #Prejudice Quotes

“A gypsy fire is on the hearth, Sign of the carnival of mirth; Through the dun fields and from the glade Flash merry folk in masquerade, For this is Hallowe'en!”
“The problem is we disagree about the origin. Is this occupied land or not?”
“All significant concepts of the modern theory of the state are secularized theological concepts.”

Source : Carl Schmitt (2010). “Political Theology: Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty”, p.41, University of Chicago Press
“I turned a lot of people in white America - and not just white America, but middle-class America - into hip-hoppers, you know?”
“I have a daily call thats 2.5 hrs with the entire team: from materials, sourcing, manufacturing, design, sensor, firmware... mechanical engineeringâ€Š-â€Šall together and they all have to sit through each other's updates... but then understand what those tradeoffs are and I sort of force that communication.”
“Why do we go through all the nonsense with security at our airport? It's not because the Catholic Church is falling apart.”
“Every few seconds it changes - up an eighth, down an eighth - it's like playing a slot machine. I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million.”
“I'm a perfectionist. I can't help it, I get really upset with myself if I fail in the least.”

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