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William S. Burroughs Quotes

The way to kill a man or a nation is to cut off his dreams, the way the whites are taking care of the Indians: killing their dreams, their magic, their familiar spirits.
William S. Burroughs

Biography

Author Profession: Writer
Nationality: American
Born: February 5, 1914
Died: August 2, 1997

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I am getting so far out one day I won't come back at all.
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The only possible ethic is to do what one wants to do.
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The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.
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Anything that can be done chemically can be done by other means.
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A functioning police state needs no police.
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Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative.
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