Songs wont save the planet, but neither will books or speeches. Songs are sneaky things; they can slip across borders.

Quote by Pete Seeger

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I have sung in hobo jungles, and I have sung for the Rockefellers, and I...

I have sung in hobo jungles, and I have sung for the Rockefellers, and I...

Historically, I believe I was correct in refusing to answer their questions.

Historically, I believe I was correct in refusing to answer their questions.

Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you...

Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you...

Some of my ancestors were religious dissenters who came to America over three hundred years...

Some of my ancestors were religious dissenters who came to America over three hundred years...

I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I...

I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I...

Down through the centuries, this trick has been tried by various establishments throughout the world....

Down through the centuries, this trick has been tried by various establishments throughout the world....

I am saying voluntarily that I have sung for almost every religious group in the...

I am saying voluntarily that I have sung for almost every religious group in the...

I like to say I'm more conservative than Goldwater. He just wanted to turn the...

I like to say I'm more conservative than Goldwater. He just wanted to turn the...

I still call myself a communist, because communism is no more what Russia made of...

I still call myself a communist, because communism is no more what Russia made of...

I fought for peace in the fifties.

I fought for peace in the fifties.

I am not going to answer any questions as to my association, my philosophical or...

I am not going to answer any questions as to my association, my philosophical or...

Again, I say I will be glad to tell what songs I have ever sung,...

Again, I say I will be glad to tell what songs I have ever sung,...

I want to turn the clock back to when people lived in small villages and...

I want to turn the clock back to when people lived in small villages and...

Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the...

Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the...

One of the things I'm most proud of about my country is the fact that...

One of the things I'm most proud of about my country is the fact that...

I love my country very dearly, and I greatly resent the implication that some of...

I love my country very dearly, and I greatly resent the implication that some of...

Do-so is more important than say-so.

Do-so is more important than say-so.

Not the existence of man, but the action of man sets the wheel of history...

Not the existence of man, but the action of man sets the wheel of history...

Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.

Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.

Act quickly, think slowly.

Act quickly, think slowly.