I fought for peace in the fifties.

Quote by Pete Seeger

Topics: Pete Seeger Quotes

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...

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...

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...

Do-so is more important than say-so.

Do-so is more important than say-so.

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 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...

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....

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 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...

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 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...

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,...

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;...

I feel that my whole life is a contribution.

I feel that my whole life is a contribution.

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...

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

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

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 believe that my choosing my present course I do no dishonor to them, or...

I believe that my choosing my present course I do no dishonor to them, or...