Mixing pop and politics he asks me what the use is / I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses.
BILLY BRAGGThe key to it has to be some sort of proportional representation, which allows there to be more parties.
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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Don’t saddle me with your ideals, and spare me all your guilt. For a poet with all the answers, has never yet been built.
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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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I came into this whole business by going to see Rock Against Racism gigs with the Clash.
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Without accountability, there can be no freedom. I know it seems like a paradox.
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Part of the problem with some elements of the European debate is that they hanker for the days when we were a great power. Those days are gone, and they went a long time ago.
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I’m still batting away on my politics for the Labour Party. I’m much further to the left of them than I used to be, but that’s because they’ve moved, not me.
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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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Peace, bread, work, and freedom is the best we can achieve.
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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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Freedom is merely privilege extended, unless enjoyed by one and all.
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Being spokesman for a generation is the worst job I ever had.
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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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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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