96 Quotes by Billy Bragg

Wir müssen Liberalität, Gleichheit und Verantwortlichkeit wieder miteinander verbinden und die individuelle Handlungsfähigkeit wiederherstellen, die durch die drei Dimensionen der Freiheit erzeugt wird.

The challenge that faced the English in the seventeenth century was how to curb the power of an absolute monarch. In the twenty-first century, it is the markets that have taken on the mantle of absolutism, placing themselves about the jurisdiction of national governments.

War!What is it good for?It's good for business.- North Sea Bubble

The temptationTo take the precious things we have apartTo see how they workMust be resisted for they never fit together again.- Must I Paint You a Picture

Our ability to have a respectful disagreement with our opponents has been torn to shreds by market forces in a deliberate act of irresponsibility.

Verantwortlichkeit ist der Schlüssel für eine von den Bürgern getragende Revolution.

Freedom of speech does not guarantee you a platform from which to air your opinions. You may hold trenchant views on a number of subjects but the fact that The Times won't print your ruminations doesn't mean you are being oppressed...While freedom of speech gives you the right to dissent and, yes, to offend, it does not give you the right to abuse.

The revolution is just a T-shirt away.- Waiting for the Great Leap Forward

Capitalism is like fire: keep it under control and it will give you heat and light; leave it untended and it will consume everything in its path.