81 Quotes by Phil Ochs

The only possibility in the United States for a humane society would be a revolution with Elvis Presley as leader.

I write all my own songs and they are just simple melodies with a lot of lyrics. They usually have to do with current events and what is going on in the news. You can call them topical songs, songs about the news, and then developing into more philosophical songs later.

So do your duty, boys, and join with prideServe your country in her suicideFind the flags so you can wave goodbyeBut just before the end even treason might be worth a tryThis country is too young to dieI declare the war is overIt's over, it's over.

I wonder who I left behind on the other side of fame.

The people who carried the burden, who marked in strange field in search of an answer, and ended their journeys an unwilling hero.

I like Hitler, jolly jolly Hitler.

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.

Is there anybody here who thinks that following the orders takes away the blame Is there anybody here who wouldn't mind a murder by another name?

Some people never get their feet on the ground, They're either sitting in a chair or theyre laying down....