All the blood is drained out of democracy – it dies – when only half the population votes.
HUNTER S. THOMPSONThere’s a terrible danger in voting for the lesser of two evils because the parties can set it up that way.
More Hunter S. Thompson Quotes
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You won’t find reasonable men on the tops of tall mountains.
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When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
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It was obvious that he was a man who marched through life to the rhythms of some drum I would never hear.
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I learned a long time ago that reality was much weirder than anyone’s imagination.
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Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond.
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Love plans for tomorrow and loneliness thinks of yesterday.
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All political power comes from the barrel of either guns, pussy, or opium pipes, and people seem to like it that way.
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There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment.
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Never turn your back on fear. It should always be in front of you, like a thing that might have to be killed.
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It’s in my interest, in ours perhaps, or maybe the interests of the greater good, for me to smoke a joint, and calm down.
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Beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life. Decide how you want to live and then see what you can do to make a living WITHIN that way of life.
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For a loser, Vegas is the meanest town on earth.
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There are always risks in challenging excessive police power, but the risks of not challenging it are more dangerous, even fatal.
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The only difference between the sane and the insane is that the sane have the power to lock up the insane.
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Freedom is something that dies unless it’s used.
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