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It is wrong to expect a reward for your struggles. The reward is the act of struggle itself, not what you win. Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt. That's morality, that's religion. That's art. That's life.

— Phil Ochs The Complete Phil Ochs : Chords of Fame (1978)

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One good song with a message can bring a point more deeply to more people than a thousand rallies.

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Step outside the guidelines of the official umpires and make your own rules and your own reality.

God isn't dead — he's just missing in action.

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A protest song is a song that's so specific that you cannot mistake it for bullshit.

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