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!
BILLY BRAGGI’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.
More Billy Bragg Quotes
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You can be active with the activists or sleep in with the sleepers while you’re waiting for the Great Leap Forwards.
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I’m celebrating my love for you with a pint of beer and a new tattoo
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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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If we think we’re a nation with great ideas, and a nation that wants to make the world a better place, let’s commit ourselves and involve ourselves with our European partners.
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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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Freedom is merely privilege extended, unless enjoyed by one and all.
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I never met a politician who didn’t want to be a guitar player in a rock band. I’ve got the opportunity to say what I believe in.
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It’s like being stung by a bee and going out and smashing up a beehive, and thinking you’ve solved the problem. There are more beehives out there; more bees will come. But they’re bees. They’re not grizzly bears.
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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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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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So, in some ways, the political songs tend to be a bit more like reportage, whereas the love songs tend to be like novels, you can pick them up off the shelf and go into them any time.
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Peace, bread, work, and freedom is the best we can achieve.
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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 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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Without accountability, there can be no freedom. I know it seems like a paradox.
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A patriot is someone who cares what happens in their country.
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I was in a little punk band and we put out a few punk records that weren’t very political, at all.
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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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Baptists burn more slowly.
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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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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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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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At some point in your life you have to engage with the fact that you are part of a society.
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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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The most important thing for anyone, I think, is to be engaged, whether you’re an artist or a journalist is to be engaged in the process at some level.
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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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