Nowhere else in history has there ever been a flag that stands for the right to burn itself. This is the fractal of our flag. It stands for the right to destroy itself.

Quote by Ken Kesey

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

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

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

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

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

Take what you can use and let the rest go by

Take what you can use and let the rest go by

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.

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

It's time to move on to the next step in the psychedelic revolution. We've reached...

It's time to move on to the next step in the psychedelic revolution. We've reached...

To hell with facts! We need stories!

To hell with facts! We need stories!

The frontiers we broke into in the '60s are still largely unexplored.

The frontiers we broke into in the '60s are still largely unexplored.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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.

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.