The songs we sing invite the participation of the listener, who is central to finding a way of creating the life of the song at that listening. It's ….

People can overcome their differences, and when united, move toward a world of greater fairness and justice. As in folk music, each person has a uniq….

People may say 'What can I do? I'm only one person.' But we've proven that when we come together demonstrate, and speak our piece, there is no way th….

The spirit of Woody Guthrie lives in the heart of Chris Chandler..

Such honesty comes with a price, but when you get past the hurt and shock of realizing that you're faulted and frequently wrong, you also realize tha….

Such times of crisis have inevitably brought 'music of conscience' to the fore and I expect we will be hearing more and more of it in the immediate f….

The ethic behind songs of conscience doesn't change, even though the issues are altered from generation to generation..

I can't help but react to the painful realities of the two-tiered society we live in, where the signs of poverty and inequity are everywhere. Almost ….

We Americans are world leaders and we must lead by example - particularly in times that require careful deliberation before any precipitous action - ….

We can only move to a long-term resolution regarding terrorism and war by planting seeds of peace. We have to start with ourselves..

To cure the violence, we must identify and heal the causes of hatred and violence. If we dont deal with the causes we will never be safe..

A flip-flopper is an intelligent person who changes position when the circumstance changes..

* We have come this far always believing that justice would somehow prevail. This is the burden, this is the promise, and THIS is why we will n….

When people sing together, community is created. Together we rejoice, we celebrate, we mourn and we comfort each other. Through music, we reach each ….

There is only one river. There is only one sea. And it flows through you, and it flows through me. There is only one people. We are one and the s….

Most of my work for the past 25 years has been devoted to organizing demonstrations, benefits and campaigns, many of which have had the effect of bri….

We've lived through a time in which people have felt they could forge their own future and make a better world. We may not have achieved our dreams i….

The songs worked as a different kind of rhetoric, one that could reach the fence-sitters..