Down through the centuries, this trick has been tried by various establishments throughout the world. They force people to get involved in the kind of examination that has only one aim and that is to stamp out dissent.

Quote by Pete Seeger

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But I decline to say who has ever listened to them, who has written them,...

But I decline to say who has ever listened to them, who has written them,...

I decline to discuss, under compulsion, where I have sung, and who has sung my...

I decline to discuss, under compulsion, where I have sung, and who has sung my...

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...

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...

I think these are very improper questions for any American to be asked, especially under...

I think these are very improper questions for any American to be asked, especially under...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

I feel that my whole life is a contribution.

I feel that my whole life is a contribution.

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

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

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 fought for peace in the fifties.

I fought for peace in the fifties.

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...

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...

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...

Songs wont save the planet, but neither will books or speeches. Songs are sneaky things;...

Songs wont save the planet, but neither will books or speeches. Songs are sneaky things;...

Books are a uniquely portable magic

Books are a uniquely portable magic

Books had instant replay long before televised sports.

Books had instant replay long before televised sports.