Though Van Ronk was not gay, he had experienced police violence when he participated in antiwar demonstrations: "As far as I was concerned, anybody who'd stand against the cops was all right with me, and that's why I stayed in...
Aínda que Van Ronk non era gai, experimentara a violencia policial cando participou nas manifestacións contra a guerra: "Segundo a miña forma de pensar, calquera persoa que se opuxese aos policías tiña razón e por iso que me quedei...