Artists Are The Gatekeepers Of Truth.

Freedom Is A Hard-bought Thing And Millions Are In Chains, But They Strain Toward The New Day Drawing Near.

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.

And, Gentlemen, They Have Not Yet Done So, And It Is Quite Clear That No Americans, No People In The World Probably, Are Going To War With The Soviet Union.

In My Music, My Plays, My Films, I Want To Carry Always This Central Idea: To Be African.

At Every Step The Vast Majority Have Expressed Horror At The Idea Of An Aggressive War.