Harry Belafonte Quotes About Country

Quotes about: Country

• The USA has more people in prison that any other country, including countries with much larger populations. 13% of the population is black but 80% of the people in prison are black, mostly for soft crimes.

  Harry Belafonte

  Country, Usa, People

• These children and their parents know that getting an education is not only their right, but a passport to a better future - for the children and for the country.

  Harry Belafonte

  Education, Country, Children

• I like Colin Powell, I like his West Indian background, I like his intellect, I like a lot of things that he does and his style. What is at fault here is a policy that's taking this country to hell.

  Harry Belafonte

  Country, Style, Faults

  "Belafonte won't back down from Powell slave reference", www.cnn.com. October 16, 2002.

• To really know what progress we’re making for children, we have to know how many children we have to begin with. The simple act of counting is an expression of a country’s intent to take care of its people.

  Harry Belafonte

  Country, Children, Simple

• When I go across the country, whether it's Albuquerque, New Mexico, whether it's Birmingham, Alabama or Milwaukee, Wisconsin, there are always forces at play that I choose to relate to and extract inspiration from, and as long as they stay committed to the struggle against poverty, I find a role for myself.

  Harry Belafonte

  Country, Struggle, Inspiration

  "Actor-activist Harry Belafonte, Part 1". "The Tavis Smiley Show" with Tavis Smiley, www.pbs.org. November 30, 2011.

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