I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life.
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I am not going to answer any questions as to my association, my philosophical or religious beliefs or my political beliefs, or how I voted in any election, or any of these private affairs.Pete Seeger
There was so much political music going on it was the height of the anti-nuke stuff, ... there should be more places for people to do this kind of music.
Pete Seeger
I know many beautiful songs from your home county, Carbon, and Monroe, and I hitchhiked through there and stayed in the homes of miners.
Pete Seeger
In a few lines of poetry he captured one of the great contradictions of the world the heroism of people doing something, even knowing it was a crazy something. And he showed how the establishment has used music for thousands of years to support its way of thinking.
Pete Seeger
Again, I say I will be glad to tell what songs I have ever sung, because singing is my business.
Pete Seeger
I love my country very dearly, and I greatly resent the implication that some of the places that I have sung and some of the people that I have known, and some of my opinions, whether they are religious or philosophical, make me less of an American.
Pete Seeger
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