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> [I think if you're going to make political art, you have to engage at some level. You can't just write about politics, you have to try and be politics as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/i-think-if-you-re-going-to-make-political-art-you-have-to-engage-at/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

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## More by Billy Bragg

> [In that sense, I became politicized because the people in the coal mining villages who were involved in the struggle knew why they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/in-that-sense-i-became-politicized-because-the-people-in-the-coal/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

> [“A virtue never tested is no virtue at all. - Must I Paint You a Picture ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/a-virtue-never-tested-is-no-virtue-at-all-must-i-paint-you-a-picture/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

> [Never trust anyone who has no doubts. And I'm not talking about scepticism either: scepticism can be a healthy thing. You can have an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/never-trust-anyone-who-has-no-doubts-and-i-m-not-talking-about/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

> [I'm trying to make a case for those people who don't have a sense of belonging that they should have, that there is something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/i-m-trying-to-make-a-case-for-those-people-who-don-t-have-a-sense-of/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

> [There are quite a few honest songwriters out there writing about relationships and their own personality traits. But for some reason, once they step…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/there-are-quite-a-few-honest-songwriters-out-there-writing-about/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

> [By the time I was 19, punk had occurred. It had a completely different cultural dynamic to it which rejected everything and started again…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/by-the-time-i-was-19-punk-had-occurred-it-had-a-completely-different/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

> [If there is a single trait in our character that has historically set us apart from other nations, it is our determination to limit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/if-there-is-a-single-trait-in-our-character-that-has-historically-set/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

> [You can experience a download, but you can't download an experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/you-can-experience-a-download-but-you-can-t-download-an-experience/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

> [The most important thing for anyone, I think, is to be engaged, whether you're an artist or a journalist is to be engaged in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/the-most-important-thing-for-anyone-i-think-is-to-be-engaged-whether/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

> [The evil lot who did that thing on September 11 did it because they wanted to create a war between America and Islam. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/the-evil-lot-who-did-that-thing-on-september-11-did-it-because-they/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

> [Certainly, the international image of the United States today is a lot less positive than 10 years ago. And that really shouldn't be, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/certainly-the-international-image-of-the-united-states-today-is-a-lot/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

> [I'd like to think that in a generation or two we'll have politicians whose life experience reflects that of the people who are voting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/i-d-like-to-think-that-in-a-generation-or-two-we-ll-have-politicians/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

> [I came into this whole business by going to see Rock Against Racism gigs with the Clash.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/i-came-into-this-whole-business-by-going-to-see-rock-against-racism/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

> [“Freedom is merely privilege extended Unless enjoyed by one and all. - The Internationale ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/freedom-is-merely-privilege-extended-unless-enjoyed-by-one-and-all/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

> [War what is it good for? It's good for business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/war-what-is-it-good-for-it-s-good-for-business/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

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