We’ve heard so much about the American dream: well, Trump is the American nightmare made flesh.
BILLY BRAGGI think that ultimately Trump will lose the election and in the process destroy the Republican party – but then I’m an optimist, ha ha ha! So he might not lose. He might be in charge of the largest nuclear arsenal in the world!
More Billy Bragg Quotes
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If you thought the army was here protecting people like yourself, I’ve some news for you, we’re here to defend wealth.
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The key to it has to be some sort of proportional representation, which allows there to be more parties.
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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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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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What happened on September 11 wasn’t the first act of war, it was the most unspeakable act of murder and terrorism. But it was construed by a very small group of people – there is no army out there in the dark waiting to take over America.
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I think that ultimately Trump will lose the election and in the process destroy the Republican party – but then I’m an optimist, ha ha ha! So he might not lose. He might be in charge of the largest nuclear arsenal in the world!
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If I can entertain people and get them to open up a little bit, then they’re much more conducive to any ideas I might have, whether they’re about relationships or politics. The most interesting songs, I think, are the ones where the two overlap.
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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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Peace, bread, work, and freedom is the best we can achieve.
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There are quite a few honest songwriters out there writing about relationships and their own personality traits. But for some reason, once they step out of the bedroom, their honesty doesn’t seem to come with them.
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Freedom is merely privilege extended, unless enjoyed by one and all.
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War what is it good for? It’s good for business.
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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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Baptists burn more slowly.
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You can experience a download, but you can’t download an experience.
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