“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.”

— Phil Ochs

As quoted in The Complete Phil Ochs : Chords of Fame (1978) by Almo publications

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American protest singer and songwriter 1940–1976

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