I still call myself a communist, because communism is no more what Russia made of it than Christianity is what the churches make of it.

Participation - that's what's gonna save the human race.

The American Indians were Communists. They were. Every anthropologist will tell you they were Communists. No rich, no poor. If somebody needed something the community chipped in.

But if by some freak of history communism had caught up with this country, I would have been one of the first people thrown in jail.

You'd be surprised how many stupid mistakes I've made. I make stupid mistakes all the time, and some of them have been very big stupid mistakes.

Throughout history the leaders of the countries have been very particular about what songs should be sung. We know the power of songs.

John McCutcheon is not only one of the best musicians in the USA, but also a great singer, songwriter, and song leader. And not just incidentally, he is committed to helping hard-working people everywhere to organize and push this world in a better direction.