I don't believe war is a way to solve problems. I think it's wrong. I don't have respect for the people that made the decisions to go on with war. I don't have that much respect for Bush. He's about war, I'm not about war - a lot of people aren't about war.Avril Lavigne
About This Quote
The late singer and songwriter Tracy Chapman has a way of putting her thoughts into action. She doesn’t just say the things she wants to do, she also says what she needs to do to accomplish those things. In this example, she is making a statement about the war in Iraq by saying that she does not have respect for the people who voted for it and that she does not have much respect for the president who led it.
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