"The intolerance of the few, or the risk of it, carries the day against the wider humanity of the many."

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Source : Paul Robeson, Philip Sheldon Foner (1978). “Paul Robeson speaks: writings, speeches, interviews, 1918-1974”, Brunner-Routledge

Paul Robeson

#Justice Quotes #Humanity Quotes #Risk Quotes

“If thou art something bring thy soul and interchange with mine. - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller.”
“I think that the use of copyright is going to change dramatically. Part of it is economics. There is just going to be so much content out there - there's a scarcity of attention. Information consumes attention, and there's too much information.”

Source : "On the Frontier". Interview with Virginia Postrel, reason.com. October, 1996.
“We must meditate before, during and after everything we do. The prophet says: "I will pray, and then I will understand." This is the way we can easily overcome the countless difficulties we have to face day after day, which, after all, are part of our work. In meditation we find the strength to bring Christ to birth in ourselves and in others.”
“I fear we may live to see another revolution.”

Source : John Marshall (2005). “The Political and Economic Doctrines of John Marshall”, p.90, The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
“We'll work with any designer producing something linked to gastronomy. So a chair for the dining area, a van to move food around. Anything that's connected to the gastronomic process.”
“Real people do what they want...not what they can.”
“Treat the world the way you want to be treated.”
“I'm what a normal, healthy, ideal American should be like.”

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