Never trust anyone who has no doubts. And I’m not talking about scepticism either: scepticism can be a healthy thing.
BILLY BRAGGIf 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.
More Billy Bragg Quotes
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A nation with their freezers full are dancing in their seats, while outside another nation is sleeping in the streets.
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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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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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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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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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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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At some point in your life you have to engage with the fact that you are part of a society.
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I’m celebrating my love for you with a pint of beer and a new tattoo
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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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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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You can experience a download, but you can’t download an experience.
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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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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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The key to it has to be some sort of proportional representation, which allows there to be more parties.
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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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