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I went to jail for 11 days for disturbing the peace; I was trying to disturb the war.

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More quotes by Joan Baez

The only thing that's been a worse flop than the organization of nonviolence has been the organization of violence.

Daybreak (1968)

You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now.

Daybreak (1968)

When the sun sinks in the west
Die a million people of the Bangladesh.

Bangladesh, Bangladesh
When the sun sinks in the west
Die a million people of the Bangladesh

in the Song for Bangladesh (1971)

Blessed are the persecuted
And blessed are the pure in heart
Blessed are the merciful
And blessed are the ones who mourn

Sacco e Vanzetti (1971)

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The last half of the 20th century will seem like a wild party for rich kids, compared to what's coming now.

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Only the dead have seen the end of war.

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Wars produce many stories of fiction, some of which are told until they are believed to be true.

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