Being spokesman for a generation is the worst job I ever had.
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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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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All the great political music was made at the height of political confrontations.
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Baptists burn more slowly.
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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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If we accuse Trump of being a liar, he won’t just say ‘I never said that’ or just ignore it and go on to the next thing.
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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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We’ve heard so much about the American dream: well, Trump is the American nightmare made flesh.
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I’m celebrating my love for you with a pint of beer and a new tattoo
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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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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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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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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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Mixing pop and politics he asks me what the use is / I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses.
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