The Artist Must Elect To Fight For

I Am Truly Happy That I Am Able To Travel From Time To Time To The Ussr The Country I Love Above All. I Always Have Been, I Am Now And Will Always Be A Loyal Friend Of The Soviet Union.

Freedom Is A Hard-bought Thing.

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.

Could I Say That The Reason That I Am Here Today, You Know, From The Mouth Of The State Department Itself, Is: I Should Not Be Allowed To Travel Because I Have Struggled For Years For The Independence Of The Colonial Peoples Of Africa.

As Americans, Preserving The Best Of Our Traditions, We Have The Right- Nay The Duty-to Fight For Participation In The Forward March Of Humanity