I think people are entitled to march without a permit. When you have a few hundred thousand people on the street you have permission.

Why should American atrocities be merely unsettling, but a trip to Hanoi unconscionable?

Twice the Republicans in the California legislature tried to block my seating because of my trips to Hanoi.

They motivate us to play, be affectionate, seek adventure and be loyal.

A silent majority and government by the people is incompatible.

Our crime was that we were beginning to live a new and contagious life-style without official authorization.

I am the Vietcong. We are everywhere! We are all Vietcong.

The issue of civil rights was too much for the establishment to handle. One of the chapters of history thats least studied by historians is the 300 to 500 riots in the U.S. between 1965 and 1970.

Then you have [Donald] Trump. So it could be the tightest, most hazardous race in political history and we can't afford to allow Trump to slither through. So that's where I'm at.

Gentrification and consumerism... have destroyed the character of my favorite American haunts, like North Beach, Berkeley, Venice and Aspen.

Communism is one of the options that can improve people's lives.

Except heaven is a hope, and eden is a memory .

The equal rights of man, and the happiness of every individual, are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government.

You can learn as much about the history from reading about the present as you can vice versa, that is learning about the present through history, which is what I do for a living.

Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to.

A career is a job that has gone on too long.

The aim of living is life itself.

I'm not to blame for an old body, but I would be to blame for an old soul. An old soul is a shameful thing.

I begin to suspect that England is the most melancholy country in the world.

A bird in a cage is safe but God didn't create birds for that.

What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.