The evil lot who did that thing on September 11 did it because they wanted to create a war between America and Islam. And by invading Iraq, we gave them what they hoped for.
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More Billy Bragg Quotes
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Peace, bread, work, and freedom is the best we can achieve.
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Money maketh man a tory, don’t fire that assumption at me, I like toast as much as anyone but not for breakfast, dinner and tea
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I came into this whole business by going to see Rock Against Racism gigs with the Clash.
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We’ve heard so much about the American dream: well, Trump is the American nightmare made flesh.
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Just because you’re gay, I won’t turn you away. If you stick around, I’m sure we can find some common ground.
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All musicians start out with ideals but hanging on to them in the face of media scrutiny takes real integrity. Tougher still is to live up to the ideals of your dedicated fans.
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I’m just saying that we need to find a better way to manifest the broader society’s aspirations, politically.
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I’ve had songs written during the Falklands war, and during the first Gulf war I got letters from soldiers saying they were listening to these songs, like Island of no return.
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It would shine a torch into the dirty little corner where the BNP defecate on our democracy, and that would be much more powerful than duffing them up in the street – which Im also in favour of.
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War what is it good for? It’s good for business.
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Freedom is merely privilege extended, unless enjoyed by one and all.
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I enjoyed so much working with the guys from Wilco, and riffing off of them, and having someone come up to me with ideas, because normally in the studio it’s me who has to come up with all the ideas.
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Mixing pop and politics he asks me what the use is / I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses.
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All the things about ‘the ugly American’ that we worry about and which the Americans see in themselves, it’s all of that. This is a politics of egotistical display.
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What corporations fear most are consumers who ask questions. Naomi Klein offers us the arguments with which to take on the superbrands.
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If you’ve got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
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I’m celebrating my love for you with a pint of beer and a new tattoo
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Britain is a great country. We can more or less say what we like, and we can walk down the street without anyone trying to kill us. I know it’s tough for some people, but generally we live in a caring society. We live in a great country, but we’re no longer a great power.
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You can have an argument with someone who’s a sceptic. When I say ‘cynic’, I mean someone who has given up, and they want you to give up too, so it makes them feel better about themselves.
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I think if you’re going to make political art, you have to engage at some level. You can’t just write about politics, you have to try and be politics as well.
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Without accountability, there can be no freedom. I know it seems like a paradox.
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I’d like to think that in a generation or two we’ll have politicians whose life experience reflects that of the people who are voting for them.
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Never trust anyone who has no doubts. And I’m not talking about scepticism either: scepticism can be a healthy thing.
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You have to believe that if the majority of people had their way, they would make a society that would be fair for everyone. If you don’t believe that, and if you think that the glass is always half empty, then you’re never going to have that sensibility.
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At some point in your life you have to engage with the fact that you are part of a society.
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You have to recognise your responsibility to your community for your actions. Liberty doesn’t mean that you are not held accountable.
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