Be Wary Of Great Leaders.

My Father, Charles Seeger, Got Me Into The Communist Movement. He Backed Out Around '38. I Drifted Out In The 50's.

There Is Something About Participating; It Is Almost My Religion. If The World Is Still Here In 100 Years, People Will Know The Importance Of Participating, Not Just Being Spectators. Millions Of Small Groups Around The World, That Don't Necessarily All Agree With One Another, Are Made Up Of People Who Are Not Just Sitting Back Waiting For Someone To Do Things For Them. No One Can Prove Anything, But Of Course If I Didn't Believe It Had Some Kind Of Power, I Wouldn't Be Trying To Do It.

After Visits To Several Communist Countries (ussr, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Slovenia, East Germany, Vietnam, China, Cuba), I Feel Strongly That Most "revolutionary" Types Around The World Don't Realize The Importance Of Freedom Of The Press And The Air, A Right To Peaceably Assemble And Discuss Anything, Including The Dangers Of Such Discussions.

I Think These Are Very Improper Questions For Any American To Be Asked, Especially Under Such Compulsion As This. I Would Be Very Glad To Tell You My Life If You Want To Hear Of It.

This World Is So Full Of Hypocrisy, The Only Way You Can Be Honest Is To Be A Hermit.