The Grateful Dead are our religion. This is a religion that doesn't pay homage to the God that all the other religions pay homage to.

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

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

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.

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...

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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?

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...

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.

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...

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

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

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