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“There couldn't be a society of people who didn't dream. They'd be dead in two weeks.”

William S. Burroughs · Society

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William S. Burroughs

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.

Society

William S. Burroughs

Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.

Change

William S. Burroughs

Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative.

Knowledge

William S. Burroughs

Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war.

Happiness