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I hate patriotism. I can't stand it, man — makes me fuckin' sick. It's a round world last time I checked.

— Bill Hicks Rant in E-Minor (1997)

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I left in love, in laughter, and in truth and wherever truth, love and laughter abide, I am there in spirit.

It's all about money, not freedom, y'all, okay? Nothing to do with fuckin' freedom. If you think you're free, try going somewhere without fucking money, okay?

American: The Bill Hicks Story (2009)

I loved when Bush came out and said, "We are losing the war against drugs." You know what that implies? There's a war being fought, and the people on drugs are winning it.

Just for Laughs Comedy Festival (1990)

By the way, if anyone here is in advertising or marketing...kill yourself...you're the ruiner of all things good...you are Satan's spawn, filling the world with bile and garbage...kill yourself.

The idea of getting a, you know, syringe full of heroin and shooting it in the vein under my cock right now seems like almost a productive act.

I'm Sorry Folks (1989)

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Our country – In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right, and always successful, right or wrong.

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No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

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