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title: "5 Political Song Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Political Song quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Political Song sayings and thoughts."
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> [I don't set out to write a political song. I am not one of those that feels compelled to write about what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-stills/i-don-t-set-out-to-write-a-political-song-i-am-not-one-of-those-that/)

[Stephen Stills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-stills/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/969/stephen-stills-17130_about_i-don-t-set-out-to-write-a-political-son_857798.jpg)

> [To me, a political song is also a personal song. Most political activism has been driven by empathy for other people and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/to-me-a-political-song-is-also-a-personal-song-most-political/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b70/conor-oberst-1535_activism_to-me-a-political-song-is-also-a-persona_990567.png)

> [I couldn't write a political song. There's just opinion; it's all arbitrary anyway. It's all subjective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-mccombs/i-couldn-t-write-a-political-song-there-s-just-opinion-it-s-all/)

[Cass McCombs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-mccombs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d0/cass-mccombs-7112_arbitrary_i-couldn-t-write-a-political-song-there_1724258.jpg)

> [I've never written a political song. Songs can't save the world. I've gone through all that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-dylan/i-ve-never-written-a-political-song-songs-can-t-save-the-world-i-ve/)

[Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-dylan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/bob-dylan-168_gone_i-ve-never-written-a-political-song-song_2041260.jpg)

> [Sometimes a good love song can change the world and create positive energy more than any political song can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/serj-tankian/sometimes-a-good-love-song-can-change-the-world-and-create-positive/)

[Serj Tankian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/serj-tankian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9df/serj-tankian-7320_change-the-world_sometimes-a-good-love-song-can-change-th_2292117.png)

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