I got high on psychedelics before I was ever drunk. I never smoked. Then LSD came by. And to me it was the most wonderful thing that had ever happened... And, of course, the best drugs ever were manufactured by the government.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Reflects on a personal history with drugs and the irony of government manufacturing.
- In plain terms
- The speaker prefers psychedelics and notes the government makes the best ones.
- What can you take from it?
- Personal experimentation often challenges authority.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What shapes our views on drugs?
Another view
It promotes illegal substance use implicitly.
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