I think these are very improper questions for any American to be asked, especially under such compulsion as this. I would be very glad to tell you my life if you want to hear of it.

Quote by Pete Seeger

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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 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 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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 feel that my whole life is a contribution.

I feel that my whole life is a contribution.

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 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 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.

Do-so is more important than say-so.

Do-so is more important than say-so.

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...

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

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

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...

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...