I shall take my voice wherever there are those who want to hear the melody of freedom

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

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.

We must join with the tens of millions all over the world who see in peace our most sacred responsibility.

Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields of sports, the arts, the struggle for full citizenship for the Negro people, labor's rights and the fight for peace.

The artist must elect to fight for Freedom or for Slavery.

Art is not just to show life as it is, but to show life as it should be.