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A lot of Woody Guthrie's songs were taken from other songs. He would rework the melody and lyrics, and all of a sudden it was a Woody Guthrie song.


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JOHN BOLTON I haven't given up on the possibility that sweet reason will prevail.
JOHN BOLTON Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
JOHN ACTON My best tennis at my peak was when I played a lot of matches.
JOHN MCENROE Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the pre...
JOHN RUSKIN There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism.
JOHN ASHCROFT If my leg falls off, I'll get a prosthetic. There'd be no deep sadness about. I'd just g...
JOHN LYDON It's a challenge to grow professionally and move up the corporate ladder when you're not rec...
JOHN RAMPTON Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you reall...
JOHN WOODEN I do not support raising the minimum wage, and the reason is as follows. When the minimum wage is ra...
JOHN SUNUNU Love is the answer, and you know that for sure; Love is a flower, you've got to let it grow.
JOHN LENNON We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the color of our moral character, from those who are aro...
JOHN LOCKE Love is the flower you've got to let grow.
JOHN LENNON Do what you need to do and enjoy life as it happens.
JOHN SCALZI