Folk Singers: Let Us Now Praise Little Men

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But his mannerisms matter far less than the value of his honest complaints. He is an advocate of little men, and if he remains one himself, it only enriches the ring of his lyrics—as in his best song, Blowin' in the Wind, an anthem for the whole lost crowd he speaks for:

How many ears must one man have

Before he can hear people cry?

How many deaths will it take 'til he knows

That too many people have died?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,

The answer is blowin' in the wind.

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