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.
BILLY BRAGGMixing pop and politics he asks me what the use is / I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses.
More Billy Bragg Quotes
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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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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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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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Being spokesman for a generation is the worst job I ever had.
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Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin and a pair of bondage trousers.
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Certainly, the international image of the United States today is a lot less positive than 10 years ago. And that really shouldn’t be, because you have been the victims of this awful terrorist attack, and I think America deserves the sympathy of the world.
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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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I’m celebrating my love for you with a pint of beer and a new tattoo
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War what is it good for? It’s good for business.
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Whether we like it or not, we live in a post-ideological world. That’s how a Donald Trump can get through. He has no ideology at all: in that sense, he’s a bit like Mussolini.
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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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We’ve heard so much about the American dream: well, Trump is the American nightmare made flesh.
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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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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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