When I wrote the song, The Way It Is, I wanted to move people to take a stand on civil rights in this country.
“When I wrote the song, The Way It Is, I wanted … Read More
When we use the term pig, for example, we are referring to the people who systematically violate the peoples’ constitutional rights – whether they be monopoly capitalists or police. The term is now being adopted by radicals, hippies, and minority peoples. Even the workers, when the pigs supported strike-breakers like they did as Union Oil where 100 local police came in a cracked strikers’ heads, began to call them by their true name.
“When we use the term pig, for example, we are referring … Read More
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act.
“It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights … Read More
Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.
“Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.” … Read More
No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky.
“No one is free, even the birds are chained to the … Read More
You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind … Read More
It’s funny how the hippies and the punks tried to get rid of the conservatives, but they always seem to get the upper hand in the end.
“It’s funny how the hippies and the punks tried to get … Read More
I don’t care what you do, I just don’t want to be a mud hippie like you. [From 1994 woodstock]
“I don’t care what you do, I just don’t want to … Read More
Now you may like the images of long-haired hippies running in the streets throwing tear gas canisters, but we didn’t end the war. And that’s what we set out to do. What was not ended by the anti-war movement was ended by the Vietnamese. That’s our shame.
“Now you may like the images of long-haired hippies running in … Read More
Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn’t just affect terrorists and foreigners, it affects us all.
“Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties … Read More
Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our profoundest scientific insight is made into a means of mass destruction.
“Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse … Read More
Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country.
“Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of … Read More
To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else
“To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary … Read More
The appropriation of radical thinking by lazy, self-obsessed hippies is a public relations disaster that could cost the earth.
“The appropriation of radical thinking by lazy, self-obsessed hippies is a … Read More
My parents were hippies.
“My parents were hippies.” Balthazar Getty
We’re not going to baby sit a civil war.
“We’re not going to baby sit a civil war.” Barack … Read More
A modern revolutionary group heads for the television station, not the factory. It concentrates its energy on infiltrating and changing the image system.
A modern revolutionary group heads for the television station, not the … Read More
Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit.
Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something … Read More
A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching.
A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, … Read More