Kids in the '60s, you know, are disillusioned. There is no question about that. They feel that John Kennedy went, Bobby Kennedy went, Martin Luther King went-they were all killed-and the kids do feel that the lights have gone out in Camelot, the banners are furled, and the parade is over. |
Some of the bravest and the best men of all the world, certainly in law enforcement, have made their contributions while they were undercover. |
There are millions of kids who, naturally, if we could only remember how it is - you know, you resent authority, you are impatient for change, you want to fix things up. |
There is a real difference between intellectualism and intelligence. Intellectualism leaves out something that intelligence often had and what it really is is a kind of a part of the human spirit. You know many men will be highly intellectual and yet they will have absolutely terrible judgment. |
There is another thing about a kid, if we all remember, that you have an attraction to evil. Evil is exciting and evil is interesting, and plenty of kids have a fascination for it. |
To be trained in karate is something because karate is a vicious thing. If you are any good at it, you can kill somebody with it. It is a vicious way to fight. |
You gather enough people together, and you have some people who are dedicated to causing public disorder for serious purposes. |