A. Philip Randolph

Freedom is never granted; it is won. ”

Freedom is never given; it is won. ”

I am prepared to oppose a Jim Crow army till I rot in jail. ”

I have an inner satisfaction of having done what I thought was right at the time which I thought was propitious. ”

We seek the right to play our part in advancing the cause of national defense and national unity. But certainly, there can be no true national unity where one-tenth of the population is denied their basic rights as American citizens. ”

A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess. ”

If we have white persons in the March, we are certain to have trouble with the Communists, and it may not be viewed as a true expression of the Negro's protest. ”

In every truth, the beneficiaries of a system cannot be expected to destroy it. ”

I suggest that ten thousand Negroes march on Washington, D.C., the capital of the Nation, with the slogan, 'We loyal Negro American citizens demand the right to work and fight for our country.' ”