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The world will be saved by people fighting for their homes.
Pete Seeger
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Pete Seeger
Age: 94 †
Born: 1919
Born: May 3
Died: 2014
Died: January 27
Banjoist
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Peace Activist
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New York City
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My father, Charles Seeger, got me into the Communist movement. He backed out around '38. I drifted out in the 50's.
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I get up each morning, gather my wits, pick up the paper and read the obits. If I'm not there, I know I'm not dead, so I eat a good breakfast and go back to bed.
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Every time I'm in the woods, i feel like I'm in church.
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I love my country very dearly, and I greatly resent the implication that some of the places I have sung and some of the people that I have known, and some of my opinions, whether they are religious or philosophical, or I might be a vegetarian, make me any less of an American.
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Be wary of great leaders.
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Any idiot can be complicated. It takes a genius to be simple.
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I'd really rather put songs on people's lips than in their ears.
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I feel that my whole life is a contribution.
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If I've got a talent, it's for picking the right song at the right time for the right audience. And I can always seem to get people to sing with me.
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Honest songs aren`t written for money.
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Throughout history the leaders of the countries have been very particular about what songs should be sung. We know the power of songs.
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