Allen Ginsberg is a tremendous warrior as time goes by. He's a warrior first and a poet second.

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I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph.

I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph.

Leary can get a part of my mind that's kind of rusted shut grinding again,...

Leary can get a part of my mind that's kind of rusted shut grinding again,...

Take what you can use and let the rest go by

Take what you can use and let the rest go by

Listen, wait, and be patient. Every shaman knows you have to deal with the fire...

Listen, wait, and be patient. Every shaman knows you have to deal with the fire...

Take what you can use and let the rest go by.

Take what you can use and let the rest go by.

I've been to too many Dead concerts. There've been smokin' holes where my memory used...

I've been to too many Dead concerts. There've been smokin' holes where my memory used...

Nowhere else in history has there ever been a flag that stands for the right...

Nowhere else in history has there ever been a flag that stands for the right...

The Grateful Dead are our religion. This is a religion that doesn't pay homage to...

The Grateful Dead are our religion. This is a religion that doesn't pay homage to...

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy.

There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy.

To hell with facts! We need stories!

To hell with facts! We need stories!

I was raised a Christian and was a stone-faced acid head.

I was raised a Christian and was a stone-faced acid head.

Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.

Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.

Loved. You can't use it in the past tense. Death does not stop that love...

Loved. You can't use it in the past tense. Death does not stop that love...

The Republican consciousness has no integrity and it falls apart once you check it out....

The Republican consciousness has no integrity and it falls apart once you check it out....

You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by...

You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by...

If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?

If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?

The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

When you're around the whole Dead scene, they're there as a tribal thing; they're there...

When you're around the whole Dead scene, they're there as a tribal thing; they're there...

The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy.

The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy.