Some of my ancestors were religious dissenters who came to America over three hundred years ago. Others were abolitionists in New England in the eighteen forties and fifties.

Quote by Pete Seeger

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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 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...

Do-so is more important than say-so.

Do-so is more important than say-so.

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...

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 fought for peace in the fifties.

I fought for peace in the fifties.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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,...

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 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 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...