Quote by: Utah Phillips

The state can't give you freedom, and the state can't take it away. You're born with it, like your eyes, like your ears. Freedom is something you assume, then you wait for someone to try to take it away. The degree to which you resist is the degree to which you are free...


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Author Bio


  • NameUtah Phillips
  • DescriptionAmerican labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller and poet
  • AliasesBruce Duncan Phillips
  • BornMay 15, 1935
  • DiedMay 23, 2008
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionMusician; Poet; Street Artist; Singer-songwriter