People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might see the falsity of the fabric of the society we live in.

Quote by Ken Kesey

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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,...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

Take what you can use and let the rest go by

Take what you can use and let the rest go by

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...