I used to think we were going to win in the '60s. Nixon went out and I thought we won.

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Me and Norman Mailer have talked about how hard it is in America to get...

Me and Norman Mailer have talked about how hard it is in America to get...

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

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,...

To hell with facts! We need stories!

To hell with facts! We need stories!

You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.

You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.

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.

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?

People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense.

People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense.

You've got to get out and pray to the sky to appreciate the sunshine; otherwise...

You've got to get out and pray to the sky to appreciate the sunshine; otherwise...

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

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...

If grass were legalized, it would help our drug problem enormously.

If grass were legalized, it would help our drug problem enormously.

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...

The Haight is just a place; the '60s was a spirit.

The Haight is just a place; the '60s was a spirit.

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.

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

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

The '60s aren't over; they won't be over until the Fat Lady gets high.

The '60s aren't over; they won't be over until the Fat Lady gets high.

When we first broke into that forbidden box in the other dimension, we knew we...

When we first broke into that forbidden box in the other dimension, we knew we...

We thought that by this time that there would be LSD given in classes in...

We thought that by this time that there would be LSD given in classes in...

Tricker the Squirrel is the best piece I ever wrote. It's intricate.

Tricker the Squirrel is the best piece I ever wrote. It's intricate.