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“Men and women ... do you not realize that the State is the worst enemy you have? It is a machine that crushes you in order to sustain the ruling class, your masters. Like naïve children you put your trust in your political leaders. You make it possible for them to creep into your confidence, only to have them betray you to the first bidder. But even where there is no direct betrayal, the labour politicians make common cause with your enemies to keep you in leash, to prevent your direct action. The State is the pillar of capitalism, and it is ridiculous to expect any redress from it.”

“The worst side of people is political part of the process, the side that can be very mean and nasty.”

People Mean Political Process Sides Worst Nasty Very Mean

Author:Rob Zerban

“That worst evil of long dictatorships: the loss of all political experience.”

Long Political Evil Loss Worst Dictatorship

Book:What a way to run the tribe: selected articles, 1948-67

Source: What a way to run the tribe: selected articles, 1948-67

“The concept of emotional or spiritual survival has an honorable history, but it does invite self-indulgence. In my own case, the worst I ever survived was severe personal and political confusion, the temptation to various sorts of craziness and a couple of bad acid trips. It felt pretty horrendous at the time, and some of it was even dangerous, but Auschwitz it wasn't.”

Source: Beginning to See the Light: Sex, Hope, and Rock-And-Roll