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Ep. 7 – Drugs: Turning the Head or Turning On

Alan Watts Being in the Way

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Is the State Taking Responsibility?

You have a certain responsibility to judge for yourself. Responsibility implies a certain freedom to take risk and to make adventures. So does the state have the right to tell you that there are certain risks you mustn't take? We don't know whether they will result in this or not. But we at least have theright to make the attempt. i suggest that we don't make that attempt in absolutely undisciplined and uncontrolled situations. The opposition to the use of these chemicals buy politicians who are simply collecting votes and arousing all the little old ladies terrified by the sensational stories in the press. That's all that is.

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