Billy Bragg on accountability
Billy Bragg35 quotes“Without accountability, there can be no freedom. I know it seems like a paradox.”
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War what is it good for? It’s good for business.
Billy BraggBilly Bragg Just because you’re gay, I won’t turn you away. If you stick around, I’m sure we can find some common ground.
Billy BraggBilly Bragg 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.
Billy BraggBilly Bragg Freedom is merely privilege extended, unless enjoyed by one and all.
Billy BraggBilly Bragg 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.
Billy BraggBilly Bragg I came into this whole business by going to see Rock Against Racism gigs with the Clash.
Billy BraggBilly Bragg 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.
Billy BraggBilly Bragg At some point in your life you have to engage with the fact that you are part of a society.
Billy BraggBilly Bragg If you thought the army was here protecting people like yourself, I’ve some news for you, we’re here to defend wealth.
Billy BraggBilly Bragg If you’ve got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
Billy BraggBilly Bragg I’m celebrating my love for you with a pint of beer and a new tattoo
Billy BraggBilly Bragg You have to recognise your responsibility to your community for your actions. Liberty doesn’t mean that you are not held accountable.
Billy BraggBilly Bragg You can experience a download, but you can’t download an experience.
Billy BraggBilly Bragg What corporations fear most are consumers who ask questions. Naomi Klein offers us the arguments with which to take on the superbrands.
Billy BraggBilly Bragg 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.
Billy BraggBilly Bragg 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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Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel If the Saudis were culpable, they should be held accountable. If they had nothing to do with 9/11, they have nothing to fear.
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer Either our wills are determined by prior causes and we are not responsible for them, or they are the product of chance and we are not responsible for them.
Sam HarrisSam Harris Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you’re never wrong?
Pat SummittPat Summitt Self-examination is the process of accountability to your soul. It is far better to “become” your truth than to speak your truth. Self-examination is the practice of becoming your truth.
Caroline MyssCaroline Myss There has never been a master plan. Anyone who wanted to do it, we fired because it takes on a life of its own and doesn’t cover new reality. We want people taking into account new information.
Charlie MungerCharlie Munger Accountability for the largest financial institutions on Wall Street is the bedrock for a strong economy. Hard-working families and honest businesses cannot survive in a world where the rules don’t keep the marketplace honest.
Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Warren The people on Wall Street broke this country, and they did it one lousy mortgage at a time. It happened more than three years ago, and there has been no real accountability, and there has been no real effort to fix it.
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