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

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People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might...

People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might...

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

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

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...

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....

The trouble with super heroes is what to do between phone booths.

The trouble with super heroes is what to do between phone booths.

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

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

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

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.

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

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...

To hell with facts! We need stories!

To hell with facts! We need stories!

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...

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

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

The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

There's a lot of people who don't understand the circle crops in England. Pure enigma.

There's a lot of people who don't understand the circle crops in England. Pure enigma.

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

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...

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

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

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.