Harry Belafonte: Ralph Burton
Quotes
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Ralph Burton : They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Ralph Burton : [This quotation from Ralph Bunche Park in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of New York City was named in 1979 for Ralph Bunche, the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace Prize. The park is across from the United Nations headquarters; it has the famous quotation from Isaiah 2:4 incised into its wall, and is known as the "Isaiah Wall."]
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Benson Thacker : I have nothing against negroes, Ralph.
Ralph Burton : That's white of you.
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Sarah Crandall : I know everything is getting rusty... including me.
Ralph Burton : You ought to stay busy like I do.
Sarah Crandall : [Speaking to a black man.] I'm free, white, and 21, and I'm going to do what I please.
