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Fact #15586

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Short story:

Folk musician Pete Seeger, under indictment for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions of the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1955, states to a press conference in New York City, USA, that he will continue to refuse "to answer questions as to my associations, my philosophy or religious beliefs, or my political beliefs, or how I voted in any election, or any of these private affairs."

Full article:

Pete Seeger : I have never done anything of a conspiratorial nature and I resented being called before the Committee because my opinions differ from (Congressman) Walter's.

It is wrong to pin specific meanings to works of art.

I am proud that I have never refused to sing to any group of people because I might disagree with some of the ideas of some of the people listening to me. I've sung for rich and poor, for Americans of every possible political and religious opinion and persuasion, for every race, color and creed.
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