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"This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore.
A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong.
And such a people, deprived of the power to think and judge, is, without knowing and willing it, completely subjected to the rule of lies. With such a people, you can do whatever you want."
The rain it raineth on the just And also on the unjust fella; But chiefly on the just, because The unjust hath the just’s umbrella.
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Jean Ritchie was a special singer who helped save old songs from the Appalachian mountains. Born in 1922 in Viper, Kentucky, she was the youngest of 14 children. Her family loved music and sang many old songs at home.
Jean grew up learning these songs on her family's front porch. After college, she moved to New York City in the 1940s.
There, she sang with famous folk singers like Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. She shared her Kentucky mountain songs with new people who had never heard them before.
Jean wrote her own songs too. She sang about real problems in her homeland, like strip mining in "Black Waters" and how trains stopped coming to small towns in "The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore." She played a musical instrument called the dulcimer and had a beautiful, clear voice.
One of Jean's most important jobs was saving old mountain songs. She wrote them down and recorded them so they wouldn't be forgotten. Many singers today still perform these songs because of her work.
People called Jean the "Mother of Folk" because she taught so many others about Appalachian music and culture. She helped keep mountain traditions alive through her songs and stories. She showed how music can help us remember where we come from and bring people together. Her songs still remind us of life in the Appalachian mountains.
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