If there ever was a poet for the working class Billy Joe Shaver and Merle Haggard would be my nomination.

Quote by David Allan Coe

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Freedom cannot be given... It can only be taken away.

Freedom cannot be given... It can only be taken away.

All men are created equal, it is only men themselves who place themselves above equality.

All men are created equal, it is only men themselves who place themselves above equality.

I took the hardest possible route that you could take, and I still overcame and...

I took the hardest possible route that you could take, and I still overcame and...

I've written songs about things that nobody else has ever written about.

I've written songs about things that nobody else has ever written about.

I've never wanted anybody to like me because I had long hair or short hair,...

I've never wanted anybody to like me because I had long hair or short hair,...

It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction...

It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction...

One thing is certain, You can't shake hands with a fist.

One thing is certain, You can't shake hands with a fist.

I've never wanted anybody to like me because I had long hair or short hair,...

I've never wanted anybody to like me because I had long hair or short hair,...

Marty Robbins once sang you give me a mountain, I've been given a few mountains...

Marty Robbins once sang you give me a mountain, I've been given a few mountains...

Everybody started saying, well, this cat's not as dumb as people think he is.

Everybody started saying, well, this cat's not as dumb as people think he is.

Teach my children to love! They'll learn to hate on their own.

Teach my children to love! They'll learn to hate on their own.