There's a story behind every old ballad or work song or nonsense song that I ever knew. Sometimes it's a fascinating story. A story of people struggling for freedom, struggling to get along in this old world.
I fought for peace in the fifties. - Pete Seeger
I fought for peace in the fifties.
- Pete Seeger
Songs are funny things. They can slip across borders. Proliferate in prisons. Penetrate hard shells. I always believed that the right song at the rig… - Pete Seeger
Songs are funny things. They can slip across borders. Proliferate in prisons. Penetrate hard shells. I always believed that the right song at the rig…
Being generous of spirit is a wonderful way to live. - Pete Seeger
Being generous of spirit is a wonderful way to live.
Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't. - Pete Seeger
Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't.
It's a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with. - Pete Seeger
It's a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with.
And when one person taps out a beat, while another leads into the melody, or when three people discover a harmony they never knew existed, or a crowd… - Pete Seeger
And when one person taps out a beat, while another leads into the melody, or when three people discover a harmony they never knew existed, or a crowd…
I tell kids, don't trust the media. The media with their emphasis on fame is helping to destroy this country, helping destroy the human race. It's th… - Pete Seeger
I tell kids, don't trust the media. The media with their emphasis on fame is helping to destroy this country, helping destroy the human race. It's th…
Participation - that's what's gonna save the human race. - Pete Seeger
Participation - that's what's gonna save the human race.
The first step in solving a problem is admitting there is a problem to be solved. - Pete Seeger
The first step in solving a problem is admitting there is a problem to be solved.
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