Ken Kesey on the 60's

"You never get over being a hippie. All that old stuff from the '60s still applies. When somebody accuses me of being a liberal, I say 'thank you. Being merciful, gentle and kind became subversive. What is the other side of that coin? Being cruel? . . . Here's what I've been telling kids who ask if I have a message for today's youth: Be excellent to each other and party on!'"