in keeping the political faith in American folk music after 1966: a major moral and social conscience of America–the tragic genius, ultra-Romantic songwriter, and witty protest singer Phil Ochs.
“It is wrong to expect a reward for your struggles. The reward is the act of struggle itself, not what you win. Even though you can’t expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt. That’s morality, that’s religion. That’s art. That’s life.”
*For an extensive overview of Ochs and his career, see my April 10/20 blog entry “Remembering Rebel ’60s Folkie Phil Ochs”.