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Phil Ochs

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Quotes by Phil Ochs

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God isn't dead - he's just missing in action.
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Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make the attempt. That's morality, that's religion, that's art, that's life.
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The glory that was Lincoln’s never died when he was slain.
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I can spare a dime, brother, but in these morally inflationary times, a dime goes a lot farther if it’s demanding work rather than adding to the indignity of relief.
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You can do what’s right, or you can do what you are told.
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Maybe we should raise our voices, ask somebody why. But demonstrations are a drag, besides we’re much too high.
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I’m gonna give all I’ve got to giveCross my heart, and I hope to live.
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Show me a country where the bombs had to fallShow me the ruins of buildings so tallAnd I’ll show you a young landWith many reasons whyThere but for fortune, go you or IYou or I.
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Some people never get their feet on the ground, They’re either sitting in a chair or theyre laying down...
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In the courtroom, watch the balance of the scalesIf the price is right, there’s time for more appealsThe strings are pulled, the switch is stayedThe finest lawyers fees are paidAnd a rich man never died upon the chair.
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