#eve

It took the United States until 1920 to give women the franchise and another 40 or 50 years to start utilizing women's potential. How many women of incredible potential did we fail and what achievements were lost to all because we never tapped that potential? ↗

— James E. Rogers

#another #because #did #fail #franchise

Four hundred million in India, and millions everywhere, have told you, precisely, that the colored people are not going to die for anybody: they are going to die for their independence. ↗

— Paul Robeson

#colored #die #everywhere #four #going

Why should the Negroes ever fight against the only nations of the world where racial discrimination is prohibited, and where the people can live freely? Never! I can assure you, they will never fight against either the Soviet Union or the peoples' democracies. ↗

— Paul Robeson

#assure #democracies #discrimination #either #ever

You want to shut up every Negro who has the courage to stand up and fight for the rights of his people, for the rights of workers, and I have been on many a picket line for the steelworkers too. ↗

— Paul Robeson

#courage #every #fight #his #i

Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country. ↗

— Maximilien Robespierre

#consequence #country #democracy #distinct #general

How many new rock stars have come around that have anything to say at all? Guys where you even want to know what they're thinking? Are they thinking? Where did it go astray? ↗

— Chris Robinson

#around #astray #come #did #even

George Pal had total control, and he was there on the set every day. You never met a more charming man in your entire lifetime - what a lovely gentleman. ↗

— Ann Robinson

#control #day #entire #every #every day

I was always a show-off - as a kid I was never afraid to make a fool of myself, and I guess that's still true. ↗

— Ann Robinson

#always #fool #guess #i #kid

Pop comes from the word 'popular,' which means that it could be anything that appeals to any group of people. When you talk about general masses, I think there's elements in every kind of music that can reach a broad audience. ↗

— Anwar Robinson

#any #anything #appeals #audience #broad

I'm a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession. ↗

— Brooks Robinson

#everyday #guy #his #i #just