I learned that along with the towering achievements of the cultures of ancient Greece and China there stood the culture of Africa, unseen and denied by the imperialist looters of Africa's material wealth.

My future depends mostly upon myself.

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

To be free . . . to walk the good American earth as equal citizens, to live without fear, to enjoy the fruits of our toil, to give our children every opportunity in life--that dream which we have held so long in our hearts is today the destiny that we hold in our hands.

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

Whether I am or am not a Communist is irrelevant. The question is whether American citizens, regardless of their political beliefs or sympathies, may enjoy their constitutional rights.

Artists are the gate keepers of truth. We are civilization’s radical voice.