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Quote by Phil Ochs
Even though you cant expect to defeat the absurdity of the world,

Even though you cant expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt. Thats morality, thats religion. Thats art. Thats life. – Phil Ochs

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There is an urgent need for Americans to look deeply into themselves and their actions, and musical poetry is perhaps the most effective mirror available. Every newspaper headline is a potential song. – Phil Ochs

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Poetry
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Phil Ochs
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And if theres any hope for America, it lies in a revolution, and if theres any hope for a revolution in America, it lies in getting Elvis Presley to become Che Guevara. – Phil Ochs

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Hope
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I decided to take God and organized religion seriously, and to reject the secular life which in my teens had looked attractive because it allowed me to act in any way that I wanted. – Luke Ford

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If I were personally to define religion, I would say that it is a bandage that man has invented to protect a soul made bloody by circumstances. – Theodore Dreiser, 1941

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Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules, it ceases to be a religion, as it kills responsibility which is an essence of the true religious act. – B. R. Ambedkar

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Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a better person and draw oneself closer to God. – Cyril Cusack

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I want the French people to respect values that allow each individual to practice his or her faith, but in the frame of our common rules of secularism. – Francois Hollande

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I believe in the America peoples ability to govern themselves. If government would just get out of the way and allow them to lead their lives as they choose, they will succeed. – Jesse Ventura

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