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America1 quote
Neon looks good in Nevada. — John McPhee · 1981Art1 quote
The artist must take sides. — Paul Robeson · 1937Art and politics1 quote
The artist must take sides. — Paul Robeson · 1937Black experience1 quote
My father was a slave, and my people died to build this country, and I'm going to stay right here and have a part of it, just like you. And no Fascist-minded people like you will drive me from it. Is that clear? — Paul Robeson · 1956Color1 quote
Neon looks good in Nevada. — John McPhee · 1981Oppression of women1 quote
I asked a Burmese why women, after centuries of following their men, now walk ahead. He said there were many unexploded land mines since the war. — Robert Mueller · 1957Political neutrality1 quote
The artist must take sides. — Paul Robeson · 1937Politics1 quote
The artist must take sides. — Paul Robeson · 1937Red Scare1 quote
You are the un-Americans and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves. — Paul Robeson · 1956Scale1 quote
On the geologic time scale, a human lifetime is reduced to a brevity that is too inhibiting to think about. The mind blocks the information. — John McPhee · 1981Shortness of life1 quote
On the geologic time scale, a human lifetime is reduced to a brevity that is too inhibiting to think about. The mind blocks the information. — John McPhee · 1981