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


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

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



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 same. We are all one spirit. We are all one name.

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 same. We are all one spirit. We are all one name.



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.

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.



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 the power structure can avoid being attentive.

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 the power structure can avoid being attentive.



* 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 not fail.

* 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 not fail.



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 unique role to play.

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 unique role to play.



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

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



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

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



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

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





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I always love to begin a journey on Sundays, because I shall have the prayers of the church to preserve all that travel by land, or water.



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