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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.

Billy Bragg

Without accountability, there can be no freedom. I know it seems like a paradox.
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Accountability Freedom Paradox Seem
All the great political music was made at the height of political confrontations.
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Confrontation Height Made Political
It’s like being stung by a bee and going out and smashing up a beehive, and thinking you’ve solved the problem. There are more beehives out there; more bees will come. But they’re bees. They’re not grizzly bears.
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Bee Problem Smashing Solved Think Unspeakables
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.
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Believe Empty Everyone Glass Sensibility Standard
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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Ideology Party Post Sense Thinking Whether World
Peace, bread, work, and freedom is the best we can achieve.
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Achieve Bread Politics
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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Images International States Thinking Today World
It would shine a torch into the dirty little corner where the BNP defecate on our democracy, and that would be much more powerful than duffing them up in the street – which Im also in favour of.
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Dirty Favour More Powerful Shining
I think that ultimately Trump will lose the election and in the process destroy the Republican party – but then I’m an optimist, ha ha ha! So he might not lose. He might be in charge of the largest nuclear arsenal in the world!
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Charge Election Nuclear Party Republican Ultimately
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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Band Political Records
I’ve had songs written during the Falklands war, and during the first Gulf war I got letters from soldiers saying they were listening to these songs, like Island of no return.
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Country Islands Soldier Song War
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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Army News People
I came into this whole business by going to see Rock Against Racism gigs with the Clash.
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Racism Racist Rocks
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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Integrity Media Real
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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Common Gay Ground Sticks
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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Love Political Reportage Song Way

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