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 BRAGGWe’ve heard so much about the American dream: well, Trump is the American nightmare made flesh.
More Billy Bragg Quotes
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That’s what I’m about — getting engaged. Too many people don’t wade in the mud with the politicians.
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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.
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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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You can experience a download, but you can’t download an experience.
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Start your own revolution, cut out the middleman In a perfect world we’d all sing in tune But this is reality so give me some room So join the struggle while you may The Revolution is just a t-shirt away
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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 you’ve got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
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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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You have to recognise your responsibility to your community for your actions. Liberty doesn’t mean that you are not held accountable.
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Baptists burn more slowly.
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Peace, bread, work, and freedom is the best we can achieve.
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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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At some point in your life you have to engage with the fact that you are part of a society.
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A patriot is someone who cares what happens in their country.
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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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