Phil Ochs

Quotes by Phil Ochs

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Singer-songwriter · American · 1940–1976

American singer-songwriter (1940–1976)

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“The only way to Cuba is with the CIA.”

“In such ugly times, the only true protest is beauty.”

“You can do what's right, or you can do what you are told.”

“One good song with a message can bring a point more deeply to more people than a thousand rallies.”

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“The only way to Cuba is with the CIA.”
— Phil Ochs
american-foreign-policy central-intelligence-agency cuba foreign-policy

“One good song with a message can bring a point more deeply to more people than a thousand rallies.”
— Phil Ochs
folk-music politics

“But our land is still troubled by men who have to hate. They twist away our freedom, and they twist away our fate. Fear is their weapon, and treason is their cry. We can stop them if we try.”
— Phil Ochs
folk-music politics

“You can do what's right, or you can do what you are told.”
— Phil Ochs
conscience ethical-behavior ethics

“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.”
— Phil Ochs
Life Art World

“In such ugly times, the only true protest is beauty.”
— Phil Ochs
Ugly True Protest